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Beautiful Gardens of 2023

Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader Barbara and Leslie Sargunaraj’s garden in northeast Slave Lake has established trees, perennial beds, and pops of colour from annuals. Barbara does most of the gardening. She enjoys both growing things and the excuse to be…
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Commentary by Richard Froese For children who struggle with subjects like reading, writing and arithmetic, parents can help their children get ready even before school starts. Turn the educational exercises into games and make it fun for the student and…
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Jeff Burgar You may have seen TV ads about how Google and Facebook are turning off access to Canadian news sites. This ‘access’ thing is due to the Canadian government and its C-18 bill, intended to help Canadian news providers…
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Michael Taube Troy Media I’m currently on vacation with my wife and son in Florence, Italy. It’s a magnificent city that’s generally recognized as the birthplace of the Renaissance. We’re occasionally asked by vendors, merchants and passers-by where we come…
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Letters to the Editor – from Arnold Viersen

Standing up for choice in natural health products To the Editor: Recently my family and I had an incredible time at Slave Lake’s 1st Annual Beach Fest at Devonshire Beach. We enjoyed the sandcastle competition, swimming, beautiful weather, and making…
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Last week when this was written the Slave Lake Oilmen’s Golf Tournament hadn’t happened yet, so we got to speculating about what it might be like out there this year, with as many as 40 teams of four participating. Looking…
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Beautiful Gardens of 2023

Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader Helmut and Antje (pronounced Angie) Wolff bought their Kinuso home in 2008 to retire. At that time, the house had burnt down, and it had very little landscaping. They moved in an old school, and Helmut…
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Regional commentary by Jeff Burgar A decade ago, the Province of Alberta was hot to trot on local governments across the province. As the Boy Scout motto goes, they wanted those local governments to “Be Prepared.” In this context, the…
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