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M.D. of Lesser Slave River Council notebook

Nov. 29, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Council chambers were overflowing with people – mainly there for a public hearing due to start at 10:15 a.m. To kill a quarter hour, council dealt with a couple of Brad Pearson…
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M.D. of Opportunity Council notebook

Oct. 24, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Council’s Oct. 24 meeting was held at the community hall in Chipewyan Lake, with Reeve Marshall Auger and nine of the 10 councillors present. Leo Alook missed the meeting. Four items were…
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Council’s Nov. 21 meeting was notable for three things: it was chaired by deputy mayor Shawn Gramlich, Calvin Couturier was sitting in the CAO’s seat, and it only lasted 15 minutes. That might (or might not)…
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M.D. of Opportunity Council notebook

Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 Organizational meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Chief elected official The first item of business was for council to appoint a reeve for another year. Marshall (Marcel) Auger was the only one nominated, and returns to the…
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Town of Slave Lake Council notebook

Nov. 14, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Stage North Council’s first piece of business was to listen to a presentation by representatives of the Stage North Association. After explaining what Stage North does (brings concerts and such to the…
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M.D. of Lesser Slave River Council notebook

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Council’s Nov. 14 committee of the whole meeting consisted of a series of discussions about proposed policy updates, plus one bylaw – that being the one that includes the slippery and obstinate matter of water and…
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Andrew Achoba Diversity and inclusion in Slave Lake are important things to Andrew Achoba. He works in the field of social services and sees ways the community could be more socially inclusive, more welcoming, etc.Take the…
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Leader staff Slave Lake town council meets three times per month. But that’s just the start of it. Each councillor also has a portfolio of appointments to various boards, commissions, authorities and committees.Each October, council has an organizational meeting, at…
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Nov. 7, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Council’s first meeting in November saw five council members attend in person and one from a remote location, via teleconference technology. That was Shawn Gramlich, who appeared on a big screen. Contract…
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October 31, 2023 meeting Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader Interagency is a group of ‘helping’ agencies and businesses in Slave Lake which meets monthly to share information and support each other. Criminal record suspension programKarina Manz, from the John Howard Society…
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Council’s Oct. 11, 2023 meeting was held in council chambers in Wabasca, with all 11 council members present, along with the CAO, five departmental directors and the recording secretary. After Reeve Marcel Auger called the meeting…
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Aspen View Public School board meeting highlights from the October 26, 2023 meeting Submitted Critical minimum enrolmentAspen View Public Schools’ Policy 15 – School & Program Viability states that the Board of Trustees shall review school enrolments that have fallen…
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Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader The Forestry Public Advisory Council consists of the local forest product companies and representatives from agencies and industries connected with the forest industry. It meets a couple of times a year.The forest harvest season runs from…
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October 25, 2023 meeting Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader Frost FestLaura Grottoli, program coordinator for the Town of Slave Lake, asked the M.D. for a $650 donation toward Frost Fest. It will be February 10 to 19. The town organizes a…
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Council’s Sept. 20, 2023 meeting was held in Red Earth Creek, with all 11 councillors in attendance, along with CAO Chad Tullis and Lynda Gray, the recording secretary.Six items were added to the agenda at the…
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Joe McWilliamsLakeside Leader Somewhere out there is a saturation point for campgrounds, cabins and various other amenities for visitors to the Slave Lake area. But it hasn’t even been glimpsed, and nobody really knows where it is.That’s one of the…
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