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Top Stories This Week - May 18, 2011

More than 160 local contractors, elected officials and community representatives were on hand in Peace River at the Sawridge Inn & Conference Centre May 10 to take part in the first annual Peace Oil Sands Conference.

Almost 80 high school students in the Smoky River region mark another milestone in their lives when then celebrate valediction in the next few weeks as schools honour Grade-12 students.

The McLennan RCMP detachment is pleased to welcome a new constable to its ranks.

Low-income families who require child care will soon be shut out in the local region for these services even though they are eligible for funding support by the provincial government.

As much as half the town of Slave Lake - including hundreds of buildings – may have burned May 15 as wildfires spread through the town causing catastrophic damage to the town of just over 7,000 people.

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Last week, I heard of a friend who told her husband, ‘"You know, that’s a very serious oil spill up at Little Buffalo. I can smell the fumes and you know something else? Those fumes are actually making me ill.’’

If you're like the majority of Canadians you've probably spent some time scratching your head this past week over the recent hike in gas prices at the pumps.

Is growing use of social media devices among our children and youth starting to erode our communities and youth programs?

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Spotlight: Hoopin’ it up at Kinuso Outreach

First Nations dance and arts highlighted the day at Kinuso Outreach May 6.

Avoidance is the best policy when it comes to encounters with wildlife predators when hiking, hunting or camping in nature, according to Tim Krikun, Fish and Wildlife Officer with Sustainable Resource and Development in High Prairie.

It happens. You get in a relationship that is going absolutely nowhere but you just don’t know how to end it.

Rhubarb is actually a vegetable that is usually identified as a fruit. It is high in potassium and contains a fair amount of iron. The calcium in 1 cup (250 ml) of cooked rhubarb is twice that of the same amount of milk.

Famous Birthdays: May 15 David Charvet, Actor (39) May 16 Tracey Gold, Actress (42) May 17 Jordan Knight, Singer (41) May 18 Tina Fey, Actress (41) May 19 Rachel Appleton, Actress (19) May 20 Cher, Actress/Singer (65) May 21 Lisa Edelstein, Actress (45)

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