Summer is a busy time for major outdoor community events like rodeos and music festivals. Organizers have usually relied on good weather where people and the activities are safe from active weather. However, it’s sure been more...
Read MoreI was working in Rycroft at the Central Peace Signal in 1987-88 before coming to South Peace News. I met Const. Irving Kurz. He was quite a historian and wrote a book called Policing the Central Peace. In it, he published the...
Read More“Where there is hope, there is life!” These words were spoken to me by my mother’s friend about 10 years ago. They’ve stuck with because of their truth. For all the doom and gloom out there, hope remains. The latest of my glooms...
Read MoreA few weeks ago, a politician in the New Brunswick legislature was called out for using an AI (Artificial Intelligence) generated speech. The story how he was caught is unusual. Old versions of AI used to need “prompts”. Newer...
Read MoreThere is a trend on Instagram reels right now where people ask about your “hot take.” Basically, it is your opinion about something. It could be about relationships or life in general. I’m still hoping someone asks me one day,...
Read MoreEveryone loves a party – a time to be with family, friends and neighbours! Summer is a perfect time to be outside for a picnic for fun and food. Many organizations have caught on with hosting an annual block party in the warmer...
Read MoreIn no way was this intentional, but did High Prairie town council ever find themselves backed into a corner at its July 14 meeting! Council was dealing with a request from organizers of the highly-successful 4th annual Sucker...
Read MoreThere are some stories which grab your attention. When I saw the story published June 24 in the Slave Lake Lakeside Leader about a man being fined 60 cents, it was a no-brainer to decide to publish it July 1 in South Peace News....
Read MoreAre you an investing type of person? Like a gamble once in a while? Sometimes play a hunch? Into sports? You might hear a company based in central Canada, but operating nation-wide, calling your name. The company is Rogers...
Read MoreThere’s a true story about a local citizen who was really, really irritated about the state of roads in his part of the land. We won’t name him, or the local councillor he cornered one day in store. The confrontation was not so...
Read MoreNever a time has information been so accessible! And so confusing! The popularity of the internet and social media has made it difficult for the average citizen to weed through published material to arrive at the truth – at...
Read MoreThe High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo July 28-29 is the biggest event each year in High Prairie. Toss in the annual Gun and Sportsman Show in April, High Prairie Light-Up each November and the Indian Relay Races in September as other...
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