Girls over High Prairie
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…
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West Fraser helps pool
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.…
EGW students create computer games
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…
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Man gets one day in jail for wandering into apartment
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…
Forest Ed. in the classroom
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‘Odd Sock Day’ coming to Slave Lake
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…
On local elections, accountability
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…
Youth Justice Committee needs volunteers
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…
Wear purple to stand against family violence
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…
Free books in Smith
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…
Need a cabin for the weekend? Travelling Timbers will bring one to you
Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader A few years ago, Jared Franklin of Slave Lake came up with an unusual idea for a business: cabin rentals where you don’t go to the cabin, the cabin comes to you.Or more precisely, to wherever…
Kids help out
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Stand Up Guys brings Moonlight Madness comedy show
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…
Local artist wanting to loosen up her work
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…
Thanks for helping
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…