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Apparently quite a few people got the wrong impression from a story we ran a few weeks ago about the Slave Lake Native Friendship Centre. The story covered the financial difficulties of the centre, but did not say it is closing! Yet we heard from Friendship Centre people afterward that the story did give people the impression it was closing. It isn’t! We’re sorry about any inconvenience this may have caused.
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Our Spotlight reporter, Leah Miller, is leaving to go back to school in Kamloops, and we’re going to miss her! Leah did a great job over the past three months and a bit, also covering for other reporters on holidays. All the best in your further journalism studies, Leah.
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When it comes to losing people, the hits just keep on coming. Val Neaves, who graced the halls of Northern Lakes College as one of its adult upgrading coordinators, is moving to Edmonton. We’re not sure what she’ll be doing there, but wish her all the best in the big city.
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Hands up, those who have heard of a crime (or maybe misdemeanor) called ‘pedestrian stunting.’ We admit, we had no idea it existed, let alone on some list of prohibited activities. Yet there it was on last week’s police activity report. So be careful out there.
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Speaking of misdemeanors, we notice new trash receptacles, commonly known as garbage cans, here and there around town. This is good for the good people who use them to put trash in. Of course they’ll get knocked over regularly, as the older ones already do. But perhaps they’ll have the net effect of reducing the amount of litter around. Perhaps. It seems worthwhile to try. However, there needs to be a couple more put in the trashiest area of all, which runs between the 7-11 store and Roland Michener School from September through June. Or more specifically, from the 6th Ave. bridge along the trail that leads to the school. There’s only one trash can there and it is usually overflowing. Another two on that short stretch of trail would make a lot of sense. Especially if they’re anchored so as to make them difficult to tip over. Of course no amount of cans will solve the problem, because a lot of students think it’s uncool to use them, especially when the kids are in groups - as they often are. But every little bit helps!