High Prairie woman pitches YAC to be homeless shelter

On January 13, 2026, Amber Fjeld, a newly graduated social worker, presented a bold proposal to the High Prairie town council: transform the former Youth Assessment Centre into a 24/7 homeless shelter offering integrated support services. Highlighting
Northland On-line School receives Grant Money

Northland Online School has been awarded a $10,000 Teen Tech for Tomorrow Grant from Best Buy Canada, becoming of only 12 schools nationwide to receive this funding in 2025. The grant aims to enhance technology access for
Peace River Exploring Downtown Security Camera System

Peace River Town Council is exploring a potential downtown camera security system with the purpose of deterring crime and supporting evidence collection in the downtown core. Council directed administration to look at options and cost estimates. The
T55 Daily News Blast

Thursday January 29, 2026 Alberta Environment has issued a river advisory for the Peace River at Dunvegan in the MD of Fairview. A man from Little Buffalo has been given time in prison for a shots-fired incident
Barilla The Gorilla Talks To High Valley About Upcoming Grimshaw Show

Unless you’ve been living under a stone for the last little bit you know that High Valley is coming to Grimshaw on Friday March 20th at the Mile Zero Regional Multiplex. I got the chance to speak
Jail time given for shooting in Peace region

On January 13, 2026, in Peace River court, Rodney Conrad Ominayak of Little Buffalo pleaded guilty to charges of flight from a peace officer and resisting a peace officer. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail,
Canada in Talks with Meta Regarding Online News Act

The Federal government says it remains open to discussions with Meta about the possible return of news content to Facebook. This comes as Canada prepares for an upcoming review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). Officials say