Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd. is thrilled to announce it has reached a remarkable safety milestone. The company achieved a 12-month Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) on Nov. 30, states a Mercer ...

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Chris CleggSouth Peace News A Joussard teenager is facing several charges after attempting to flee from a traffic stop just before midnight Nov. 26. Police report at 11:46 p.m., Faust RCMP and ...

Dec. 30, 1913: Lawyer C.F. Newell wires Grouard with news that the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia railroad has applied for plans at Iroquois Lake and Round Lake (Kimiwan Lake) to build a ...

Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter (PRSD) officially appointed Jeff Thompson as its new superintendent of ...

The popular Chili Cookoff was a big success at the High Prairie Winter Light Up on Nov. 29. The cookoff was hosted by the ...

High Prairie Elementary School presented it Christmas concert on Dec. 18 as students in Grades 1 and 3 took centre stage.

Chris CleggSouth Peace News A decision to postpone Driftpile Cree Nation’s election just over one month is not sitting well ...

Chris CleggSouth Peace News Winagami Lake cottage owners are in shock and disbelief after discovering at least seven cottages were broken into and robbed over a two-day period from Dec. 18-19. “All ...

Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter An exciting new opportunity for northern Alberta students hoping to attend medical school will be gracing Grande Prairie starting in the 2025-26 ...

Dec. 29, 1914: Damage is slight after a fire starts in the kitchen and dining room at the Grouard Western Hotel. Dec. 29, 1976: Dick Caudron, of Joussard, loses his house to fire. Dec. 29, 1981: Gyles ...