Wednesday March 26, 2025
- The flood risk at 12-foot Davis Park is continuing, thus the closure to the public.
Warm weather in the area has caused snowmelt and increased water levels on the Heart River. - High Level authorities have a Paddle Prairie resident in custody, after a report of a stolen vehicle at a residence.
46 year-old Colin Letendre faces the judge next month. - High Level is receiving Federal Grant Funding for future housing development.
$1.67 Million dollars is being earmarked through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Housing Accelerator Fund. - With Spring around the corner, families and workers might be starting to think about moving, upgrading or downsizing their dwellings.
With that, Real Estate agents and officials are beginning to forecast what 2025’s market will bring. (Layne Gardner interview in separate story) - Seniors in rural Alberta will be benefiting from Provincial investments to expand transportation and mobility services.
The Government is earmarking $3.5 million dollars to partner with Healthy Aging Alberta in providing that funding. - A local advocate of mental health has been paid tribute to provincially, and in the Commonwealth.
Casey Szmata, the North Peace Coordinator for the Resource Centre for Suicide Prevention, has been presented with the King Charles III Coronation Medal. - Farmland values in Alberta hit new highs in 2024, continuing an upward trend that has seen the price of an average acre double in the last ten years.
Despite lower commodity prices, farmland in Northern Alberta had the biggest jump in value, up 11.2 per cent compared to the previous year. - AJHL playoffs tonight… Game 4 – Grande Prairie is in Lloydminster, the Storm lead 3-0.
- Four games in the NHL tonight… Dallas is in Edmonton, Vancouver plays at the Islanders, New Jersey is in Chicago, and Boston is in Anaheim.
- 2-4 cm of snow is expected in the Peace and Mackenzie today.
The Big Lakes is under a weather statement that will have rain, mixed with snow tonight, and wet snow throughout the day tomorrow.
Highs this afternoon will be just above 5 degrees in the Peace and Big Lakes, but will stay below zero into this weekend.
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