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M.D. council turns down re-zoning for campground in Widewater
Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader M.D. of Lesser Slave River council chambers was a crowded place on Nov. 28. Residents of Perry Lane in Widewater (and some others) had turned out to have their say in a proposed zoning change for…
Andrew Achoba wins Slave Lake byelection
Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Slave Lake’s town council has a full complement of councillors, after Andrew Achoba got elected in the Nov. 28 byelection. He hit the ground running one week after getting elected, at council’s regular meeting on Tuesday,…
Homeless man’s death likely not suspicious
Leader staff A man has died in a homeless encampment in Slave Lake. It does not appear to be suspicious. Information has been released by both the RCMP and the Town of Slave Lake, which runs the homeless shelter. Slave…
Taste of the world
Northern Lakes College extends deal with U of Calgary
Bachelor of Education transfer agreement Leader staff Students wanting a teaching degree, but not wanting to have to move to a big city to get it have an option. Since 2019, Northern Lakes College has had an agreement with the…
Scenes from the Arctic Sports and Dene Games trials
Young athletes from around northern Alberta were in Slave Lake on December 2, hoping to make Team Alberta North’s Arctic Sports and Dene Games teams for the 2024 Arctic Winter Games. The games are being held in March in the…
Almost snowless snow snake
Minor hockey report: U18 Thunder win home-and-home vs. Redwater
Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader There were times in Saturday night’s contest between the Slave Lake U18 Thunder and the Redwater Rush when it looked like the big Redwater goalie had all the answers. With more than half the game gone,…
Lily Creek bridge project underway in the provincial park
Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Back in August the provincial government announced it had the funding to fix up the washed-out embankment at the Lily Creek bridge on the Freighter Lakeshore Trail in Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park. The release said…
Kinuso School students get artistic!
Pearl LorentzenLakeside Leader Kinuso School art students have been busy painting and drawing. Some of the art work had similar colour schemes but different subjects. Junior and senior high art teacher John Friesen gives students the option of choosing their…
Letters to the Editor – from Arnold Viersen
National 988 Suicide Prevention Hotline now live To the Editor: Years of hard work and advocacy are finally paying off. On November 30th, 2023, the three-digit national suicide prevention helpline – 988 – launched. This life-saving service will provide Canadians…
Playing with money
Interagency notebook November 28, 2023 meeting
Interagency is made up of different ‘helping’ agencies and businesses in Slave Lake. Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader Northern Haven Support Society Northern Haven presented at Interagency because November is Family Violence Prevention Month. In 1996, this society got funding for…
The Page
Updated on Dec. 6 based on new information about SL Grill. It is open. The name of a Slave Lake piano student showed up in a news report out of Grande Prairie recently. The story was mainly about a few…
Slave Lake man one of seven charged in Chateh weapons case
Leader staff A 33-year-old man from Slave Lake is one of seven charged in Chateh for firearm offences. The Chateh RCMP seized firearms on November 24 and 25. This was after investigating shots fired at a Chateh home with a…
More funding for farmers’ mental health group
Leader staff Portions of the M.D. of Lesser Slave River and Kinuso area have quite a few farmers. They are a bit of an anomaly in this region which is dominated by forestry and oil and gas. However, they are…
Monsters Inc. and engineering at St. Francis
New program for young families at the fieldhouse
Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader Many people are likely aware that the Slave Lake Multi Rec Centre has two ice rinks. They may be less familiar with the fieldhouse and the programs there. One of the new ones this fall is…
Engaging with Indigenous culture
Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader High Prairie School Division’s Indigenous Education Coaches are revamping a program which went by the wayside a while ago. “We used to have them way before COVID,” says Carrie McGillvray, one of the Indigenous coaches. The…