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A taste of classical piano

Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader Called ‘Reflections in Water’, concert pianist Angela Park played two concerts in Slave Lake on May 17 and 18. The concerts opened with Barcarolle Opus 60 by Frédéric Chopin. Park spoke about the water imagery in…
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There’s often a reasonable explanation for things; usually you just have to ask the right people. For example: the other morning after the big fire north of the Wabasca highway blew up and ran wild, it was calm and no…
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Theft in the Flatbush area has gotten so bad lately, councillor Robert Esau asked to have it added as an agenda item for discussion at M.D. council’s May 22 meeting. It’s been a problem for the…
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Following is a partial list of the High Prairie School Division Junior High School track and field meet results from May 14, courtesy of Chris Clegg of the High Prairie South Peace News. Only those results available from the source…
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A mixed bag of cases; result in jail time or large fines Slave Lake Provincial Court May 22, 2019 Judge G. W. Paul presiding Leslie Bill Smolley (40) appeared via closed circuit video from Edmonton Remand Centre to plead guilty…
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Richard Froese South Peace News Wildfires now seem to be the new normal for summer in northern Alberta and British Columbia. Windy and warm weather and tinder-dry conditions spread wildfires that threatened communities around Wabasca, Loon River, Manning and High…
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Sherwood Park artist Josh Harnack remembers visiting Slave Lake as a kid and playing on the beach. Those memories, he says, had something to do with him choosing Slave Lake Stop #1 on his ‘Alberta on…
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Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader “Bring us your maps,” says Lyndsey Carmichael, archivist at the Rotary Club of Slave Lake Public Library. Maps and construction blueprints are among the most requested documents by archive users, say archivists Carmichael and Rachel Peters.…
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Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader Last week’s paper had a list of Seniors’ Week events. On top of those, the Friendship Centre is hosting three events. On Monday, June 3, the Northern Lights Powwow Dancers are performing at 11 a.m. At…
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Franco Terrazzano Canadian Taxpayers Federation The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is launching a cross-country tour to show how much money taxpayers are losing because Canadian oil is sold for less than its full value due to a lack of pipeline capacity.…
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Rebecca Johnson Alberta Health Services If you’re cleaning your yard and find mice, be careful. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is a potentially fatal respiratory illness. It is caused by Hantavirus, a virus found in the saliva, urine and droppings of…
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