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Chris Clegg For the Lakeside Leader Alberta’s RCMP is troubled by the amount of dynamite stored on Alberta farms. According to a recent news release, from November 2017 to October 2018, the RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit recovered a substantial amount…
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Rams win medals in first wrestling tournament

Leader staff Wrestlers came from all over Alberta as well as Saskatchewan to a tournament in Wetaskiwin on Dec. 7. It was a big tournament with lots of challenging wrestlers and stiff competition, says Rams’ head coach Ian Doetzel. The…
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Slave Lake’s Midget 1 Thunder made a two-game visit to the oilsands capital on the weekend. The opponent was the winless Fort McMurray Tier 1 Midget squad, who played maybe their best game of the season…
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Joe McWilliamsLakeside Leader There’s a new pastor at Slave Lake’s Abundant Life Worship Centre. Yes, that’s the downtown church that already has three pastors. But apparently a fourth was needed and that person is Marisa Imperadeiro, who’s been on the…
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Hwy. 2A speed limit to drop Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader The M.D. had requested a reduction in speed limit for a dangerous part of Hwy. 2A, just outside the hamlet of Smith. The good news before council at its Dec.…
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To the Editor: Around Nov. 9/2018 many Western newspapers contained a letter by Ian Robson of Manitoba, which pointed out the fallacy of former Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz being inducted to the Agriculture Hall of Fame. The next issue contained…
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Christmas Coffee House

St. Peter’s Ecumenical Church of Slave Lake held its Christmas Coffee House on Dec. 16. It featured a variety of performances, including men’s and women’s choir groups, a jazz combo, the handbell choir and individual performances. Attendees made donations to…
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader When it comes to property development, there are some players who repeatedly do not comply with their development permits. Costs are associated, and the Town of Slave Lake has a hard time recouping them. Accordingly, council…
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The business case for a recorded message must be very compelling, or so many wouldn’t be doing it. It is annoying, to say the least, to have to sit through endless voice mail ‘options.’ It’s no secret how much this…
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