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Torrential rainfall of several inches on June 24 deluged the Smoky River region and led to the Town of Falher to declare a local state of emergency for the weekend as almost 40 homes were damaged by water and flooding.

The McLennan Royal Canadian Legion Branch 153 is encouraging family and friends of war veterans to help acknowledge their valuable contributions to Canada by submitting short naratives and photos for the fourth volume of Alberta-Northwest Territories Command's Military Service Recognition Book.

Smoky River Regional Economic Development has a new addition to its staff.

Le 22 mai dernier, 22 élèves de la 7e, 8e et 9e année de l’école Héritage s’envolaient de Grande Prairie en direction du Québec pour un voyage éducatif et culturel, accompagnés de sept adultes.

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"It Starts Now!” That was the theme of the recent annual convention of the provincial Wildrose Alliance Party as it seeks to unseat the longstanding ruling Progressive Conservative Party in the next election within the next year.

Big changes are on the way for bus service in Alberta as the province announced this past week that it is officially deregulating bus service in an all-out effort to create more effective opportunities and better service.

For several years, the Smoky River region has been served by a community health council – now health task force – and a physician recruitment and retention committee.

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Spotlight: Flooding hits surrounding areas

The rainy weather that helped contain the wildfires in northern Alberta for the past three weeks also brought on rising river levels and flooding.

Fitness, field trip adventures, aquatic and playground games await your kids at High Prairie’s Summer Adventure and Operation X/Y camps this year.

The Government of Canada ordering postal workers back to their jobs does not solve the issues brought up by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to Canada Post.

This is a very old, and a very strong recipe, and it’s one of the finest disinfectant remedies you’ll ever have on hand.

Famous Birthdays: July 3 - Julian Assange, Journalist (40). July 4 - Malia Obama, President’s child (13). July 5 - Shane Filan, Singer (32). July 6 - Sylvester Stallone, Actor (65). July 7 - Michelle Kwan, Athlete (31). July 8 - Toby Keith, Singer (50). July 9 - Tom Hanks, Actor (55).

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