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Lake slow in freezing over – but it’s been later

Dryness, water level reminiscent of 1980 Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader What’s the latest Lesser Slave Lake has stayed open? Well into December, we’re told, although that information did not come from any official source. Normally, the big lake freezes over…
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Bachelor of Education transfer agreement Leader staff Students wanting a teaching degree, but not wanting to have to move to a big city to get it have an option. Since 2019, Northern Lakes College has had an agreement with the…
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Lily Creek bridge project underway in the provincial park

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Back in August the provincial government announced it had the funding to fix up the washed-out embankment at the Lily Creek bridge on the Freighter Lakeshore Trail in Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park. The release said…
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Interagency notebook November 28, 2023 meeting

Interagency is made up of different ‘helping’ agencies and businesses in Slave Lake. Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader Northern Haven Support Society Northern Haven presented at Interagency because November is Family Violence Prevention Month. In 1996, this society got funding for…
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Leader staff Portions of the M.D. of Lesser Slave River and Kinuso area have quite a few farmers. They are a bit of an anomaly in this region which is dominated by forestry and oil and gas. However, they are…
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Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader Many people are likely aware that the Slave Lake Multi Rec Centre has two ice rinks. They may be less familiar with the fieldhouse and the programs there. One of the new ones this fall is…
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Truck fill issues at Smith

Worries about contamination Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader It appears you take your chances when filling up with potable water at the M.D.’s water station in SmithAt council’s Nov. 29 meeting, Councillor Nancy Sand passed on a concern she’d heard from…
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Canyon Creek resident Henri Naths appeared as a delegate at the M.D. of Lesser Slave River council meeting on Nov. 29. He was there to appeal to council for an extension on how much time he…
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Andrew Achoba wins Slave Lake byelection

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Slave Lake’s town council has a full complement of councillors, after Andrew Achoba got elected in the Nov. 28 byelection. He hit the ground running one week after getting elected, at council’s regular meeting on Tuesday,…
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Homeless man’s death likely not suspicious

Leader staff A man has died in a homeless encampment in Slave Lake. It does not appear to be suspicious. Information has been released by both the RCMP and the Town of Slave Lake, which runs the homeless shelter. Slave…
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Jonathan Teghtmeyer Reprinted with permission from ATA News Class size was the most cited issue facing education in Alberta according to a recent poll conducted by the Alberta Teachers’ Association. When asked what the top issues were in education, one…
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Town snowflakes: ‘Maybe we can strike a deal’

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader The Town of Slave Lake is thinking of replacing its collection of ‘snowflakes’ – the large, lighted decorations that hang from power poles in the winter months. At council’s Nov. 21 meeting, with Director of Operations…
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