Grade 6 Social Studies students from High Prairie St. Andrew’s School attended a Big Lakes County council meeting Feb. 25 to learn more about municipal government. Council welcomed 26 students and ...

Are you looking for a club in the region that revolves around reading and spending time analyzing books? Smoky River Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) is gearing up to host its second Book ...

Big Lakes County presented three $2,363.88 cheques to High Prairie organizations Feb. 25 from remaining funds of the annual Big Lakes Invitational Charity Golf tournament that was terminated by ...

Alberta is introducing New Navigation Pathways for Albertans Impacted by Gender-Based Violence, a virtual event to help individuals who have been impacted by violence. “211 is hosting this event to ...

A wider variety of housing options are recommended for Big Lakes County in a report that assessed housing needs for lower-income people and smaller family units. At its regular meeting Feb. 25, ...

On Feb. 12, Kinuso School held their annual cake auction for its Grade 12 graduation. The school earned $7,935. Students and family members put their culinary skills to use and baked 30 cakes for the ...

I write in regards to the front page picture on last week’s paper (Volume 64, Number 7). How sad it is to see two hockey players fighting on the front page. I’m sure out of all the photos you have ...

Career opportunities in the forest industry were presented to local high school students at the High Prairie and Area Forestry Career Fair on Feb. 24. Employers and industry partners presented options ...

Smoky River Adult Learning (SRAL) will be hosting a workshop to help people learn to address and deal with anger as it surfaces. SRAL assistant coordinator Veronik Zawacki says they’re thrilled to ...