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Recent trends from Statistics Canada show that as of 2016, seniors now outnumber Canada’s youth. But in Mackenzie County, the opposite seems to be true. Of the 11,170 residents living in the ...Read more

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The Alberta Canola Producers Commission (AC) recently met with the Competition Bureau to discuss the potential impact of a Bayer-Monsanto merger on the canola industry, as well as its ...Read more

You may have noticed smoke on Peace River’s West Hill over the past couple of days. That’s because northern Alberta firefighters were conducting training near the town’s new ...Read more

A new Agriculture Fieldman has been appointed in Big Lakes County. Council formally appointed Sheila Kaus to the position on April 12, 2017. So far, Kaus says she’s really enjoying the work. “I ...Read more

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RCMP would like to report that Amie Lynn Savard and Destiny Field have both been located  in Grande Prairie. The 12-year-olds were both safe and unharmed. Both girls were last seen on May 2, 2017 ...Read more

A new principal has been appointed at High Level Public School (HLPS). Anna McAskile moves up the ladder from the vice-principal position. She will succeed Scot Leys, who recently took on the ...Read more

It was a year ago today that the wildfire began to ravage the Fort McMurray area. Eventually to become known as The Beast, it would destroy much of the community, and cause the evacuation of more ...Read more

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