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World Water Day happening on Friday (Kate Lovsin)
It’s a discussion about a natural resource that is quite precious in Alberta today. World Water Day is happening on Friday, and authorities are bringing that resource to the head of the talk, especially with last year’s
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Monday March 18, 2024 New Superintendent of the Northland School Division is Cal Johnson has been appointed to the Position, and as the CEO. Johnson was appointed interim Superintendent in January, after Shelley Willier became no longer
Continue Reading »Drones Getting Used To Assess Crop Damage
The Alberta government is investing in drone technology to help with assessing wildlife damage to crops. Agriculture Minister RJ Sigurdson says they’re providing AFSC (Agriculture Financial Services Corporation) with $900,000 to hire drone services and do aerial
Continue Reading »Johnson New Superintendent at NSD
Courtesy: Northland School Division Northland School Division (NSD) is pleased to announce that Cal Johnson has been appointed the new Superintendent of Schools and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective March 15, 2024. The Board of Trustees unanimously
Continue Reading »RCMP Investigating Human Remains Found Near Clairmont
Police are investigating after human remains were found near Clairmont on Thursday. Grande Prairie RCMP responded to a report of found human remains on Range Road 55, south of Township Road 730. RCMP have identified the deceased
Continue Reading »PR Auto theft stats staggering (Cst. Julie-Ann Strilaiff)
Peace Regional Police are continuing to report that theft of, and from vehicles is an issue. Nearly 40 vehicles, one license plate, and seven attempted vehicle thefts occured in the first two months of 2024. However, vehicles
Continue Reading »Gauthier Called up to Broncos
Courtesy: North Peace Navigators GAUCHIER GOT THE CALL! We’d like to congratulate and wish the best of luck to Navigators’ forward Jaxen Gauchier on his first @westernhockeyleague call up for the @swiftcurrentbroncos this weekend. As an organization,
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Friday March 15, 2024 High Prairie RCMP are looking for a missing man. Everett Lamarche was last seen leaving the hospital in High Prairie just after 1 a.m. yesterday. (Detail on App) No Doctor in Fairview today
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From High Prairie RCMP High Prairie RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing male, 53-year-old Everett Lamarche. Everett was last seen leaving the hospital in High Prairie just after 1 a.m. It is believed
Continue Reading »PRHS Career Fair takes place (Gill McLeod)
Students in the area received some ideas for after school… The Peace River High School Career Fair offered up a variety of options from colleges and universities to trades, to jobs. This was the second annual fair
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Thursday March 14, 2024 Town of Peace River officials are urging residents to stay off the ice on the river. With warmer temperatures and the spring ice break-up approaching, the ice can be very unstable and unpredictable
Continue Reading »Ice on Waterways a concern…
Town of Peace River officials are urging residents to stay off the ice on the river. Yesterday afternoon, emergency crews responded to two youths out on the ice near the open water, just north of the highway
Continue Reading »ALERT have five gang members in custody
Courtesy: ALERT Edmonton ALERT Edmonton: A$AP gang members charged Edmonton… Several alleged members of the A$AP street gang have been charged with drug and firearms offences. The arrests came via joint investigations between ALERT, Wabasca RCMP, and RCMP
Continue Reading »NWJHL Finals – Fort St. John vs La Crete
The championship series for the NWJHL will begin this weekend between the Fort St. John Huskies and the La Crete Lumber Barons. These two teams finished first and second in the regular season. After a bye in
Continue Reading »High Level’s community Needs Assessment Survey Out
Courtesy: Town of High Level Here’s your chance to tell us how we are doing! The Town of High Level is running a Community Needs Assessment Survey in order to engage with the community. Your thoughts and
Continue Reading »Smoky River Transport wins provincial award
Courtesy: Town of Falher The Smoky River Transportation Program is thrilled to announce its prestigious win of the 2024 Minister’s Award for Transportation Innovation in the Transit/Accessible Transportation Innovation category. This accolade recognizes the program’s exceptional commitment
Continue Reading »Heavy Police Presence in Cadotte Lake…
Courtesy: PR RCMP Peace River RCMP advise of heavy police presence Cadotte Lake, Alta. – Peace River RCMP would like to advise the public of a heavy police presence in Cadotte Lake, on Highway 986, near Christian
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Wednesday March 13, 2024 Peace Regional RCMP have dealt with a number of thefts of, and from vehicles in the first two months of 2024. In January, 18 vehicles, one license plate, and three attempted vehicle thefts
Continue Reading »Province Well Prepared For Wildfire Season
Alberta’s Minister of Forestry and Parks says the province is well prepared for this wildfire season. Todd Loewen says even though the fire season started early, crews were still busy in the winter dealing with “holdover fires”
Continue Reading »Splash park coming to High Prairie?
Proposals for a new Splash Park in High Prairie have been presented to Town Council. A total of three plans have been put in place, with associated costs and in-principle approval made. Sponsors have come forward with
Continue Reading »Freson Bros. wins distinguished awards
Courtesy: Freson Bros. Freson Bros., Alberta’s largest family owned and operated independent food store chain, was awarded a Creative Choice Award in the category of Traditional Media and Honourable Mentions in three other categories, from the National
Continue Reading »GP RCMP have one in custody on Drugs, weapons charges
Courtesy: GP RCMP Grande Prairie RCMP Drug Section execute search warrant Grande Prairie, Alta. – On Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, Grande Prairie RCMP Drug section, with assistance from Grande Prairie Police Dog Services and Grande Prairie Crime
Continue Reading »PR RCMP dealing with vehicle thefts in first two months
Courtesy: PR RCMP Peace Regional RCMP request public assistance with stolen vehicles Peace River, Alta. – Peace Regional RCMP, who service Peace River, Northern Sunrise County, Woodland Cree First Nation, Little Buffalo, Nampa, Marie Reine, Grimshaw, Dixonville,
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Tuesday March 12, 2024 Officials say they are preparing for “the worst” ahead of this year’s wildfire season, following last year’s record-breaking result. Right now, 55 fires are burning in the province, about two-thirds of which are
Continue Reading »Canadian Ag. Safety Week this week (Kaia Fossheim)
It’s a focus on safety on the farm and in the Ag. Industry, as we head into the Spring. Canadian Ag. Safety Week is this week, and officials are reminding everyone to be aware. The theme is
Continue Reading »T55 Daily News Blast – March 11
Your Trending 55 Daily News Blast for Monday, March 11. – RCMP in Valleyview are continuing to investigate a fatal accident that happened on Highway 43 on Friday night. The collision between a quad and a pickup
Continue Reading »NDP Leadership Candidates – Sarah Hoffman
A number of names are in the running to replace Rachel Notley as the leader of the NDP in Alberta. One of those is Sarah Hoffman, who’s previously served as the Health Minister and Deputy Premier, she
Continue Reading »NPHL Finals – Falher vs Spirit River
The championship series for the North Peace Hockey League will begin this week. The battle for the Campbell Cup will feature the Falher Pirates against the Spirit River Rangers. Falher hasn’t played that many games in the
Continue Reading »70 graduates make up Class of 2024 at NWP
Courtesy: NWP NWP’s Fairview Campus Celebrates 2024 Convocation Graduates March 9, 2024, Fairview, Alberta – Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) celebrated 2023-2024 Fairview campus graduates this weekend in the Fred Speckeen Theatre. The graduating class of 70 students were cheered
Continue Reading »One person dead after accident in Valleyview
Courtesy: Valleyview RCMP Valleyview RCMP on scene of serious motor vehicle collision – update #2 Valleyview, Alta. – On March 8, 2024, at 7:18 p.m., Valleyview RCMP received a report of a collision involving a pickup and
Continue Reading »No Doc in Fairview…Again!
Courtesy: Alberta Health Services Temporary disruption at Fairview Health Complex Emergency Department FAIRVIEW — Due to the inability to secure physician coverage, the Fairview Health Complex Emergency Department will be temporarily without on-site physician coverage for the
Continue Reading »Ecole Heritage in Falher getting moderized
Courtesy: Conseil Scolaire du Nord-Ouest École Héritage students to benefit from school project (Falher, AB) March 7, 2024: As part of a plan to build and modernize more schools in communities where they are needed most, Alberta’s
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Friday March 8, 2024 Proceedings in the trial of Kyra Renee Backs is scheduled to start January 6th. Backs stands accused in the death of seven-month old Oaklan Cunningham in October of 2022. The North Peace Performing
Continue Reading »North Peace Performing Arts Festival set to go (Joan Blench)
The performing arts are on display, starting this weekend. The North Peace Performing Arts Festivall is taking place at various venues in the Peace River area. Disciplines like voice, solo instruments, band, and choir will be on
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Thursday March 7, 2024 Conseil Scolaire du Nord-Ouest says that crews are coming and will begin the demolition process today. CSNO obtained the school from PRSD in 2006 to accomodate new space for Ecole desd Quatre-Vents. The
Continue Reading »NDP Says Budget Doesn’t Address Affordability Concerns
The NDP Critic for Fiscal Reponsibility says the provincial budget failed to address affordability concerns for many Albertans. Samir Kayande says that many people were hoping to see wages keep up with inflation, but were disappointed. “There’s
Continue Reading »Demolition of Old Building of Ecole des Quatre-Vents begins
Courtesy: Conseil Scolaire du Nord-Ouest The École des Quatre-Vents school community bids farewell to the school’s old building! The Conseil scolaire du Nord-Ouest (CSNO) and École des Quatre-Vents officially announce the start of demolition work on the
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Wednesday March 6, 2024 Two people from Grande Prairie are facing a slew of charges after allegedly stealing mail from multiple mailboxes over a six-week span. Police say between December 14th and January 22nd, the accused were
Continue Reading »Two Charged In Mailbox Theft Spree In GP
Two people from Grande Prairie are facing a slew of charges after allegedly stealing mail from multiple mailboxes over a six-week span. Police say between December 14th and January 22nd, the accused were involved in 27 thefts
Continue Reading »Provincial Youth Suicide Grants get increased funding
Courtesy: Government of Alberta Providing hope for struggling youth March 04, 2024 Media inquiries Alberta’s government is committed to preventing youth suicide and improving the mental health and well-being of young people. Youth suicides are unimaginable losses with
Continue Reading »High-Speed Broadband gets more financial commitments
Courtesy: Government of Alberta High-speed connections for tens of thousands more homes March 05, 2024 Media inquiries The governments of Alberta and Canada are investing more than $112 million to connect more than 22,500 homes across the province
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Tuesday March 5, 2024 Fairview town council meets tonight. On the agenda, Seargent Lacey Blair from the RCMP presents the Community Policing Report in a delegation. Also, Tax Arrears Recovery and a bylaw for Pet Therapy with
Continue Reading »New EQV building is open… (Sarah Nickonchuk)
They are adapting to their new surroundings… Ecole des Quatre-Vents in Peace River have students and staff moved into their new building. The old building is set to begin its demolition in the coming days, and the
Continue Reading »Pulse Growers invest in Agri-Science in Prairie (Shane Strydhorst)
It’s a big financial investment to help mitigate root rot and other issues. The Alberta Pulse Growers has committed $2 million dollars to nine Pulse Cluster projects in the Agriculture and Agi-food Canada Agri Science Program. The
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Monday March 4, 2024 The Alberta Government is fast-tracking $84 million dollars to day cares across the province. Facilities are to receive 80% of their monthly claim, which began on Friday. This is to buy time for
Continue Reading »New Guidelines In Place For Renewable Energy Projects
Large renewable energy projects are now able to get approved again in Alberta. Minister of Affordability and Utilities Nathan Neudorf says they wanted the Alberta Utliities Commission to have more thorough guidelines for the renewables sector. “We
Continue Reading »Provincial Funding for Day-cares
Courtesy: Government of Alberta Delivering promised payments to child-care providers March 01, 2024 Media inquiries More than 2,300 child-care providers will receive advance payments to help them continue to provide the services Alberta families rely on. Alberta child-care
Continue Reading »Provincial Wildfire Funding available
Courtesy: Government of Alberta Budget 2024 enables Alberta to make use of leading-edge technologies to prevent and respond to wildfires. As Alberta heads into wildfire season, many areas of the province are experiencing heightened wildfire risk. Alberta’s
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Friday March 1, 2024 A 42 year-old man from Sucker Creek has been given life in prison. Travis Myles Melnyk was found guilty of first degree murder from an incident in November of 2021. Melnyk was originally
Continue Reading »Nucleur Power Plant in Grimshaw?
Courtesy: Lac Cardinal Regional Economic Development Board Grimshaw Town Council engaged in discussions regarding a recent meeting with a number of executives visiting the region to engage in conversations with local municipalities regarding the possibility of a
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