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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader “Tremendous!” That’s Cleo Carifelle’s response to a question about how much difference a recent provincial government announcement about more money for daycare will make at the Slave Lake facility. Carifelle, the president of the Slave Lake…
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Jason Anderson (left) of the Slave Lake Petroleum Association presented two donations to the Slave Lake Curling Club recently. One was $2,500 from the SLPA; the other was $750 on behalf of the Slave Lake Army Cadets. The money is…
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It’s nice to know how much economic impact an institution of higher learning can have on a community and a region. What Northern Lakes College said in its April 27th news release was that in 2015/16, the college, its students…
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Local dancers perform in festivals, do well, win awards

Leader staff (Following are notes on recent performances and achievements by Dance Creations students, courtesy of Jennifer Hansen. They were meant to accompany photos, but we did not have space for most of them.) The lyrical group ‘Stone’ performed in…
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Museum in Wabasca one step closer to reality

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader According to Travis A. Gladue of the Bigstone Empowerment Society (BES), the building intended to house a museum in Wabasca has been completed. At the same time, efforts to repatriate artifacts from the Wabasca area are…
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Slave Lake and area firefighters on alert

Callie Hermanson Lakeside Leader Wildfire danger for the Slave Lake Forest Area has climbed to high. This indicates dead, dry grass will ignite easily. Leah Lovequist, the Wildfire Information Officer for the Slave Lake Forest area, says to be cautious…
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May 1, 2018 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Update from the college Northern Lakes College President Ann Everatt made one of her regular presentations to council on “what we’ve been up to” at the college. The news included a decline…
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Clean-up plan for osmose site progresses

Richard Froese For the Lakeside Leader Work progresses to remediate contaminated land in Faust previously operated by the Alberta Osmose Wood Preservers Ltd. Plans were presented by Alberta Environment and Parks at an open house April 26 in Faust. “It’s…
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader A certain councillor used unethical means to win in last fall’s M.D. of Opportunity election, one of his opponents is charging. John Gullion, who finished 12th in the race, says this person – who will remain…
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Will robots replace historians? That’s the provocative and kind of funny title of an article in a history magazine. Provocative because the notion seems absurd. Or does it? Funny because the likely answer of most people would be along the…
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Leader staff An intensive search of the Athabasca River last week failed to find a missing 17-year-old boy. The last update from the RCMP – two days after the young man went missing – said that the search had been…
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Apples and watermelons. That’s how Derek Prue of the Western Provinces Hockey Association characterizes the difference between recruiting players for Junior ‘A’ and Junior ‘B.’ Prue is the principal in the effort of the Western States…
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader We resume our Brian Pitcairn story in Peerless/Trout Lake, where he was helping get things set up for the brand new First Nation. One sad reality faced by First Nations with settlement money to spend is…
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