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Leader staff Your Page 9 correspondent sneaked away for a couple of weeks and came home on Oct. 29 to find snowflakes on the ground and going up in downtown Slave Lake. One member of the town’s Christmas decorating crew…
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Franco Terrazzano Canadian Taxpayers Federation The House of Commons overwhelmingly passed a bill to make food cheaper and help farmers. In fact, the House passed the bill twice. But after two years, the bill still isn’t law and that delay…
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Jason Nixon Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services Alberta’s government remains laser-focused on reducing homelessness across Alberta. It’s the top priority for my department of community and social services, and our entire government. October 10th marks World Homelessness Day.…
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Rebecca Johnson Alberta Health Services One life lost to overdose is too many. The impacts are far reaching. AHS is here to help. Support and treatment is available to individuals struggling with substance use, including help for family and friends…
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It looks as if a movie will be made that has a connection to Slave Lake. What it’s called, what it’s about – we are waiting for details on that from the writer of the script, who is Lisa Moore,…
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Commentary by Chris Clegg Each time I go to the grocery store today I am amazed when I walk down the cereal aisle.Back in my Fred Flintstone childhood days there was little choice. Actually, there was quite a bit of…
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The justice of the peace who got away…

Sheila Willis For the Lakeside Leader In late 1913, Mirror Landing was anticipating the coming of the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway. Up until that time Mirror Landing was a steamboat town located at the junction of the Lesser…
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Congratulations to Barb Courtorielle and the staff at the Slave Lake Native Friendship Centre. They received a letter of recognition from Jason Nixon, Alberta Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services, for the work they did helping evacuees during the…
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Letters to the Editor – from Arnold Viersen

Axe the carbon tax, bring home lower prices To the Editor: After eight years of Justin Trudeau, Canadians are realizing he is just not worth the cost. Many Albertans are barely hanging on. Gas, heating and groceries are skyrocketing due…
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Regional commentary by Joe McWilliams When I was coming of age, hitch-hiking was the way to get around. If you wanted to get somewhere, you walked out to the highway and stuck out your thumb. Simple as that. This was…
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Frankie Ward Mayor of Slave Lake After years of advocacy our Town has been the extremely fortunate recipient of funding of a full-time municipally run homeless shelter starting this winter season. There has been some discussion online and since our…
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Rebecca Johnson Alberta Health Services October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Dyslexia is a specific learning disorder in reading. It means a person has difficulty reading, recognizing, and understanding words. Having dyslexia doesn’t mean that you or your child’s ability to…
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