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Check this out: History Check app close to launch

Katrina Owens Lakeside Leader An ambitious tourism promotion project that just might revolutionize the way people look at, plan and carry out visits to northern Alberta is moving closer to its launch. It’s called ‘History Check,’ and it is the…
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Tales from the trenches in problem wildlife control

  Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader There are about 3,500 registered trappers in Alberta, says problem wildlife specialist Bill Abercrombie, and they play an important role in controlling wildlife. “They do a lot of the heavy lifting as far as problem…
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Keepers of the Athabasca shares lake sediment sample

Katrina Owens Lakeside Leader Keepers of the Athabasca communications co-ordinator Jule Asterisk popped into The Leader last week and told us what the group has been up to as of late. “We’ve been really busy!” she says. “A lot of…
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader    The March Slave Lake Business Support Network (BSN) revealed some fairly predictable things about local business. I.e. – 2016 was a tough year. On the other hand, said several of the business reps in the…
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Curling season closes with three league championships

Leader staff The Slave Lake Curling Club finished off its season recently with a handful of league finals. ‘Mor-Port’ came out on top in the eight-team mixed league on March 13. This marks the fourth time in five years the…
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader The Slave Lake Midget Thunder’s third game at the Midget ‘C’ Provincials this past weekend might have been their best. With not a lot to play for at that point except pride and the fans in…
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Bantams close out season with a league championship

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader It wasn’t their most dominant win of the season, by any stretch, but a win is a win and the Bantam ‘A’ Thunder got it done last Tuesday, beating the Westlock Warriors for the Interlock Tier…
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St. Francis Falcons go 1 – 2 in provincials

  Katrina Owens Lakeside Leader As promised, here’s an update about how the St. Francis Falcons did at provincials: didn’t come home with gold, but did come home with pride. “After winning zones, the Falcons took the next step and…
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  Katrina Owens Lakeside Leader The St. Francis senior boys basketball team headed to the 2017 provincial basketball championship recently. This came after bringing home gold earlier this month at zones. This is the first time in over two-decades that…
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To the Editor: What causes poverty? I love it when leftists begin their ramblings with this question, as if to considerately warn off any potential readers with the disclaimer: “I am ignorant of economics and basic logic; your time would…
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Local dance students benefit from ballet professionals

Submitted Earlier this month, the Stage North Association of Slave Lake created an opportunity for locals that extended beyond the stage performance of Ballet Kelowna. Dancers were invited to take a 90-minute ballet class taught by professional dancers. Desiree taught…
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Snowmobilers brave icy winds to race on the lake

  Leader staff Mother Nature wasn’t exactly the best friend of the Outlaw Sled Drags on Lesser Slave Lake on March 11. On the other hand – it could have been worse! People showed up with their snowmobiles and raced…
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