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Kinuso School students get artistic!
Pearl LorentzenLakeside Leader Kinuso School art students have been busy painting and drawing. Some of the art work had similar colour schemes but different subjects. Junior and senior high art teacher John Friesen gives students the option of choosing their…
Playing with money
Monsters Inc. and engineering at St. Francis
Engaging with Indigenous culture
Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader High Prairie School Division’s Indigenous Education Coaches are revamping a program which went by the wayside a while ago. “We used to have them way before COVID,” says Carrie McGillvray, one of the Indigenous coaches. The…
Federal policies need to better reflect rural Canada
Derek Nighbor Forest Products Association of Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent decision to relieve home heating cost pressures in Atlantic Canada has initiated an important conversation about the challenges faced by Canadians living in rural parts of the country.…
Future engineers?
Harry and Bernie
Old fashioned coffeehouse
Submitted Stage North is hosting a Santas Anonymous benefit in the form of a Christmas Coffeehouse. A coffeehouse is different from a concert, in that people are seated at tables instead of in rows, and there is no intermission. Audience…
Life-saving equipment for a school
Rotary Grey Cup Pool winners
That’s funny! Another comedy show coming right up
Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Live stand-up comedy is becoming a fixture in Slave Lake, thanks largely to the promotional efforts of Moe Mouallem. Having most recently brought Faris Hytiaa and Conner Christmas to town for a Moonlight Madness show at…
Landscapes to political activism in elementary art
EG Wahlstrom Elementary School had an art show as part of parent teacher interviews on November 21 and 22. These four photos are from that show.
Moonlight Madness: the rest of the story
Leader staff Moonlight Madness 2023 was a success, by all accounts that we heard. It’s a project of the Slave Lake & District Chamber of Commerce, with the help of many other organizations, companies and individuals. Naming them here would…
Smith scoop: Halloween carnival and other October fun
Lacy and Kairi Grade 5 and 6 Smith School students Last month, we did curling with seniors and family lunch on October 20, 2023. We had a school bus safety presentation. It was fun. The Halloween carnival was a blast.…