Northland School Division welcomes Jun Lin as its new director of finance. He arrives with more than 25 years of experience in public and private sector finance, which includes budgeting, planning, ...

Cory Carifelle’s third period goal broke a 2-2 tie and vaulted the High Prairie Hawks to a 4-2 win over visiting Peace River Jan. 9 All Peace Hockey League Under 15 Tier 2 Division action. Peace River ...

All was calm for Lakeshore Regional Police Service over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday. “Lakeshore Regional Police reports a quiet and peaceful holiday season,” chief of police Dean Syniak says.

Big Lakes County residents offered their ideas and vision as the county and the Town of High Prairie create a regional economic development strategic plan. About 10 people attended a community forum ...

Big Lakes County has denied a request for a proposed recreational vehicle resort in Faust to reduce the minimum width of stalls as part of the development. At its regular meeting Jan. 14, council ...

Vander Mazurek scored a hat trick to lead Spirit River to a 5-3 home ice win over Peace River Jan. 10 in All Peace Hockey League Under 15 Tier 2 Division play. Mazurek scored twice in the first period ...

Peace Regional RCMP were busy during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday. Police opened 444 files from Dec. 10 to Jan. 2, Peace RCMP public information officer Const. Julie-Ann Strilaiff says. Peace ...

Citizens of the Town of High Prairie and Big Lakes County shared their vision and ideas to create a new regional economic ...

The Falher Pirates seemed destined to place in the bottom half of the NPHL standings this season after suffering an 8-5 loss at Spirit River Jan. 15. The Pirates dropped to 5-8 and must win out to ...

Faust RCMP were busy dealing with driving issues during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season. Officers responded to numerous calls for service, such as assaults, break-and-enters, Mental Health ...

Westlock MP Arnold Viersen continues to fight against red tape for farmers created by the ruling Liberal federal government. The government plans on amending the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) ...

Affordable housing has become a priority for municipalities, Indigenous communities and the federal government in the past couple years. Locally, Kapawe’no First Nation is also getting on board with a ...