Municipal District of Lesser Slave River no.124

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Province to fund a homeless shelter in Slave Lake ‘Huge win for the town’ says Mayor Ward Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader After years of lobbying the province…
RCMP need help finding suspects in Cadotte Lake crime Leader staff On September 13, 2023, Peace Regional RCMP responded to reports of a firearm being discharged in…
‘Unauthorized’ surgery leaves woman looking for answers Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader A former Slave Lake resident is looking for answers after what she says was…
New at the college Northern Lakes College is ‘re-purposing’ what was a baseball field on the southeast edge of the Slave Lake…
West side sewer system extension going ahead Project has some opposition Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader The contract for the first phase of a sewer expansion…
Two-week cultural days in Wabasca Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader It’s just the second year for the M.D. of Opportunity FCSS Cultural Days, but…
Slave Lake’s new Pharmasave store hopes to open this week Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader If you glance through the doors of the new downtown Slave Lake Pharmasave store,…
Slave Lake wins again! On September 9, Slave Lake Adult Soccer travelled to Westlock.Esther Bylsma, Slave Lake player and organizer, says, “The…
2023 Smith-Hondo Fall Fair and Rodeo Numbers good, despite heavy smoke Leader staff The heavy smoke casting a pall over the region in the…
M.D. of Lesser Slave River Council notebook Sept. 13, 2023 meetingJoe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Recognition at the landfill Regional landfill manager Randy Peconi and some…

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Established in 2008, the Registered Disability Savings Program (RDSP) is a specialized, long-term savings program aimed at providing financial assistance to Canadians with disabilities. With federal government contributions through the Canada Disability Savings Bond (CDSB)… [... Read More ]

Work smarter to prevent forest infernos, says N.B. politician

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Helping out monarch butterflies

Monarch butterfly sightings have dropped across the Maritimes this year, including on PEI. However, youth involved in Belfast Area Watershed Group’s ‘Who is Who in Your Back Yard’ program have been assisting the local population… [... Read More ]