It’s everywhere!
That’s right folks, Slave Lake’s community newspaper has a talent for showing up in the unlikeliest of places, and here’s another photo to prove it. The view is from the top of a Mayan temple in the Yucatan region of…
Researcher speaks about rural homelessness
Mat Program gets funding for another month Gord Fortin Lakeside Leader Slave Lake residents were able to hear the results of the rural homelessness report live from the person who did research. University of Calgary faculty member Anne Marie McLaughlin…
How it’s done
The local (Slave Lake) branch of the Alberta Trappers Association hosted a trapping Demo Day on February 24 at the old Slave Lake fire hall. There were several demonstrations that included AJ Callbeck skinning a timber wolf as pictured here.…
Eagles get a break in pipeline plan
Submitted by Patti Campsall Terry Kristoff contacted me earlier in February with concerns about the waterline construction taking place by his house. The planned route was in close proximity to a well-used eagles nest between his house and the MD…
Raising the bar on safety
CN Rail was busy all last week putting up new crossing signals and arms at Main St. in Slave Lake.
Female Thunder wrap up regular season with two wins
Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Slave Lake’s Bantam/Midget girls’ hockey team finished off its regular season on the Family Day weekend with a pair of victories over visiting Fort St. John. Saturday the Thunder won 7 – 1; Sunday they finished…
Bonspiel win for Kinuso foursome
Winners of the Ladies’ Open Bonspiel at the Slave Lake Curling Club this year are the Superstars, a team from Kinuso, skipped by Jackie Neron. They beat the Nash/Giroux rink in the ‘A’ Event final on Feb. 18 by a…
Hoops in the community
Members of the community were invited to hit the hardwood at Roland Michener School last week in a game against junior high boys and girls. It was one of several planned events over the next few weeks in a student…
Roland Michener School wrestlers compete at Alberta Winter Games
The Zone 8 wrestling team at the Alberta Winter Games in Fort McMurray. It included eight members of the Roland Michener Rams: Charlotte Stockman, Katarina Holden, Courtney Reason, Ethan Drake, Corbin McCann, Rueben Burton, Ty Kubel, and Karl Koester. Three…
Healthy Living Program going strong, making a difference
Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Endurance, strength, flexibility and balance. If you could use more of any of those, the Healthy Living Program put on by Alberta Health Services at the field house in Slave Lake might be right up your…
Midgets close out regular season with a win and a loss
Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader League playoffs should begin this weekend for the Slave Lake Midget Thunder hockey team. The Thunder capped a pretty successful regular season on Feb. 24 and 24 with a loss to Redwater and a win over…
Celebrating the Olympics, CJ Schurter-style!
Slave Lake area High Prairie School Division trustees Ali Mouallem, left and Joy McGregor pose in front of the ‘Olympic Torch’ in the CJ Schurter School gym. This was during the school’s Feb. 16 Olympic activity day. Curtis Wong takes…
County grants top $5.5 million
Richard Froese For the Lakeside Leader Grants of more than $5.5 million have been awarded to Big Lakes County to cover some of the cost of a water project in Joussard. At its regular meeting on Feb. 14, county council…
Veterans deserve our respect and support
To the Editor: Canada’s Conservatives have always and will always support our men and women in uniform. Like all Canadians, we will forever be grateful for their service to our nation. But Prime Minister Trudeau shows them nothing but disrespect.…
Rich environmentalists out to lunch on saving the caribou
To the Editor: In the last two editions of the Lakeside Leader, you have stories relating to how the Alberta Government’s current caribou range policy is interfering with our resource industry doing its work. The first article had these concerns…
Ask an Accountant: Foreign income verification
Francesca Giroux, CPA For the Lakeside Leader The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) requires individuals, corporations and trusts that at any point during the year owned foreign investment property costing more than $100,000 to verify their foreign income by filling out…