Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen is pleased the government has launched a new system to reduce the severity of the risk of wildfires and protect communities, forests and critical infrastructure ...

High Prairie E.W. Pratt High School art students think beyond their world of white snow and enter the realm of imagination ...

South Peace News presents a series of question-and-answer features from elected local government leaders to explain goals for ...

Faust RCMP was extremely busy in 2025 in its first calendar year as a stand-alone detachment. Officers responded to 731 calls in 2025, up from 566 in 2024, Sgt. Dennis Kerr says. Faust RCMP became its ...

Big Lakes County will add modern cubicle work stations in its main administrative building in High Prairie to accommodate a growing number of office staff. At its regular meeting March 11, council ...

South Peace News presents of series of question-and-answer features from elected local government leaders to explain goals ...

McLennan RCMP officers were busier in 2025 as reports of crime in the Smoky River region increased from 2024. Serving the ...

It is with great sadness that we announce that Sylvester John Shantz passed away, in the early morning of March 11, 2026 at the age of 96 years, in High Prairie, AB. Sylvester was the only child born ...

Big Lakes County is expanding its efforts to attract livestock veterinarians to the High Prairie region. At its regular meeting March 11, council updated its Livestock Veterinary Incentive policy. On ...

After opposing new livestock traceability requirements proposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Big Lakes County council has received a response. At its regular meeting March 11, ...

High Prairie RCMP were busy with calls for mischief, suspicious persons, vehicles and incidents of assault in 2025. Officers worked on 4,975 files on calls from the public, as well as self-initiated ...

I was shocked March 13 while watching Gold Rush when Yukon gold miner Tony Beets said people who retire are already dead but they don’t know it. I like watching Beets do his thing. There is no doubt ...