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Leader staff The Alberta government has waived the fee for replacing Alberta driver’s licences, identification cards, and birth certificates if people lost or left them behind during a wildfire evacuation from April 29 to June 29, 2023. The details from…
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Town of Slave Lake Council notebook

May 16, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Paying town bills by credit card Town administration is proposing to set up a system whereby people can pay some town bills by credit card at the main office. This had been…
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Candidates took time off campaigning to help with wildfire emergency Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Nobody expects a wildfire emergency in the middle of an election campaign. But that’s what Lesser Slave Lake candidates Scott Sinclair and Danielle Larivee encountered (along…
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M.D. council rules on funding applications Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Several community organizations will receive grants from the M.D. of Lesser Slave River, after council reviewed another round of applications at its May 10 meeting. A couple of others will…
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Rebecca Johnson Alberta Health Services Parents, guardians and caregivers who have concerns about their child’s development and well-being can now receive free advice and guidance through a new phone service. By calling Health Link at 811, Albertans with concerns about…
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Arnold Viersen, MP Peace River – Westlock Over the past few weeks, wildfires and evacuations have impacted almost every corner of the Peace River – Westlock riding. With winds shifting and dry weather continuing, I am deeply concerned for the…
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Regional commentary by Joe McWilliams The other day while out picking up garbage along the Allarie Trails in Slave Lake, I came across the following items: A set of car keys, a bicycle, three shopping carts, various articles of clothing,…
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A lot of interesting things go on in the M.D. of Opportunity. We’d like to report on them more or less as they happen, but thanks to a council decision, the minutes of their meetings can only be released after…
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One question on people’s minds recently is whether it makes any sense to carry on a provincial election in the middle of an unfolding wildfire disaster. A couple of days of rain would have settled the question nicely, but as…
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The third candidate in the race

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Bert Seatter is candidate #3 for the position of MLA for Lesser Slave Lake. The retired Jarvie farmer and truckdriver got his paperwork in just before the May 11 nomination deadline. A day later, he was…
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M.D. of Lesser Slave River Council notebook

May 17, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Truck fill issues Council got an update on a couple of issues regarding the truck fill in Smith. One had to do with an emergency shut-down on May 6. It caused some…
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Election candidates lay it out at Slave Lake forum

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Voters got a chance to see and hear the three candidates for Lesser Slave Lake MLA at a forum in Slave Lake on May 17. Around 100 people attended, at The Gathering Place. Scott Sinclair of…
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Wildfire crisis continues: new ones near Smith

Evacuations on Old Smith Highway Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader On May 18 at 3:40 p.m., the M.D. of Lesser Slave River ordered the evacuation of people living on the Old Smith Highway between the road west of the Smith Bridge…
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