All Stories
NDP candidate weighs in on ER closures
Pearl LorentzenLakeside Leader Announcements that the Wabasca-Desmarais Care Centre emergency room is closed are becoming rather common. Danielle Larivee is a registered nurse and the NDP candidate for Lesser Slave Lake. She reached out to The Leader about this topic.“Recently,…
Homeless camps must go: mayor
Town looking for solutions Joe McWilliamsLakeside Leader There have been people ‘camping’ off and on in piece of forested land next to the Main St. and Hwy. 2 intersection in Slave Lake for many years. It has mostly been ignored,…
Oiler’s Hockey Clinic coming to Slave Lake for first time
Application deadline May 6 Leader staff For the first time in Oilers Hockey Clinic history, it will be in Slave Lake. It focuses on “grassroots hockey development,” says the news release. Participation is free. There’s space for 100 hockey players…
In-town OHV ban under Traffic Safety Act, not local bylaw
Pearl LorentzenLakeside Leader Some off-highway vehicle (OHV) riders in Slave Lake would like to drive their OHVs through town to the nearby trails. However, this is not allowed. Other Slave Lakers get annoyed with the noise and damage the vehicles…
Bird report: Lesser Slave Lake bird banders start 29th season
Robyn PerkinsFor the Lakeside Leader The Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory began its 29th year of monitoring on April 18, 2022, when we started documenting spring migration. As many will have noticed, the beautiful, warm weather which melted much of…
Recruitment dominates health advisory
Joe McWilliamsLakeside Leader Not surprisingly, the recruitment and retention of health care professionals was the main topic of discussion at the May 2 meeting of the Lesser Slave Lake Health Advisory Committee (HAC). There was also a presentation on the…
Playing with paper
It’s like oil
Goodbye Mosquito Lake; hello Midnight Sky
Joe McWilliamsLakeside Leader The former Mosquito Lake Resort at Hondo has a new owner and a new name. It’s now called ‘Midnight Sky – Outdoor Events & Retreats.’ According to a person (who asked not to be named), who represents…
Old Smith Highway, Smith pad highlight M.D. capital budget discussion
Joe McWilliamsLakeside Leader M.D. council discussed a range of capital expenditure items on May 3. Taking up a good deal of the time was the ticklish issue of relocating a slumping section of the Old Smith Highway. Another item of…
Pickleball
Baseball’s back!
Leader staff The minor baseball season kicked off on the weekend with the Slave Lake U13 Heat playing three games in St. Albert. The Heat won two and lost one. “Big learning weekend,” is how coach Kevin Campbell describes it.…
War games
Oilers’ alumni in town May 27/28, for clinic and game
Joe McWilliamsLakeside Leader Brace yourselves for a jam-packed weekend of activities involving former members of the Edmonton Oilers, coming our way May 27 and 28. It’s the Ice Breaker event, a couple of months earlier than it usually happens in…
‘Social’ rugby starts in Slave Lake, could turn into more
Pearl LorentzenLakeside Leader The winter of 2019-2020 some Slave Lakers started talking about the possibility of bringing rugby to town. “Our dreams were dashed by COVID,” says Slave Lake Rugby Group organizer, Rolan Tissink. However, on May 2, 2022, they…
Playing at school, carnival at CJS
Pearl LorentzenLakeside Leader Some Slave Lake elementary students had lots of fun on May 5. C.J. Schurter Elementary School in Slave Lake held a carnival that day, with tickets they’d earned. “Students have been earning tickets by demonstrating our value…
Making puppies happy at St. Mary’s
Pearl LorentzenLakeside Leader St. Mary of the Lake Catholic School students and staff turned the school into a Husky Hut at the end of April. On April 28, family and community members were invited to come and see what was…
The Page
The weekly newspaper business runs a week or so ahead, which is why it is very helpful if organizations let us know as soon as possible about events.Sometimes we hear about events the day before, the day of, or worst…
NLC Social Work Diploma gets go-ahead for seven more years
Leader staff In the world of academia, there are approvals and re-approvals of programs. The maximum length for a program to be approved is seven years, says an Northern Lakes College news release. That’s how long its Social Work Diploma…