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Leader staff Slave Lake’s sole female minor hockey team saw action in a rare weeknight game in High Prairie, on Nov. 16. The Thunder won the game by a score of 13 – 3. The Thunder dominated all three periods…

Leader staff On Nov. 2, West Fraser presented a donation of $5,000 to the Northern Lights Aquatic Centre, for the purchase of new lane ropes for the pool. The new ropes have been ordered and will be arriving in December.…

Submitted by High Prairie School Division At E.G. Wahlstrom School in Slave Lake, Class 5D, under the guidance of their teacher Leonard Oliver, has developed a digital arcade. Five years ago, Oliver enrolled in a five-day course provided by The…

Slave Lake Court of JusticeNovember 8, 2023Justice R.B. Marceau presiding At trial, Leon Davis Brule (53), a member of Bigstone Cree Nation, changed his plea to guilty to a lesser and included offence of being unlawfully in a dwelling. He…

Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader November 17 is Odd Sock Day. This is a day to show that “it’s okay to be different and to stand up against bullying and discrimination,” says a High Prairie School Division wellness team poster.The HPSD…

Leader staff Your provincial government wants to hear what you think about local elections and accountability for local officials.Last week, the province announced two surveys it has worked up. One is on the Local Authorities Election Act and the other…

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader The board of the Slave Lake Youth Justice Committee (YJC) is toying with the idea of shutting the organization down, due to a shortage of volunteers. They hope it doesn’t come to that, because the YJC…

Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader If you are wondering about the purple ribbons around town, the answer is November is Family Violence Prevention Month.Each year, Northern Haven Support Society uses this month to raise awareness about family violence.Northern Haven works with…

Leader staff People in Smith can check out this Little Free Library in front of the post office.The Smith Library received a grant from the Little Free Library to add this addition to the hamlet.Little Free Library is a “non-profit…

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader This just in from Moe Mouallem of Stand Up Guys: another live comedy show is coming to Slave Lake. It features stand-up comics Faris Hytiaa and Conner Christmas and will be on Friday Nov. 17.The show…

Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader Lisa Lukan’s paintings could be mistaken for photographs. However, she’d like to loosen up her style.“I want brush strokes and thicker paint,” she says, “but I still find myself perfecting it.”In her 25 years as an…

Leader staff The Anglers Cup walleye tournament organization had some money to give away recently and $5,000 of it went to the Lesser Slave Lake Regional Fire Service. The fire service helps out every year with running the tournament. Pictured…