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Bird report: Owl monitoring underway

Bronwyn Robinson LSLBO assistan bander We have finished our second week of owl migration monitoring at the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory. There are two species that we target here. The first is the northern saw-whet owl, one of the…
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Rams start season against R.F. Staples of Westlock

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Six-on-six football returned for a second season at Slave Lake’s Roland Michener School on Sept. 14. The Rams went down to Westlock to tangle with the RF Staples Thunderbirds. Reached a couple of days before the…
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New league this season for most SL minor hockey teams

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader All but one of Slave Lake’s minor hockey teams will be playing in a new league this season. With the demise of the Northern Alberta Interlock League (NAIL), over the off-season, the various associations had to…
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Coach previews the school sports scene

Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader A former Roland Michener student has returned to take over the school’s junior sports department. Brandon Rubisch teaches physical education (phys ed) for Grade 8, 9, and 10 at Roland Michener Secondary School. He came to…
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader It’s just the second year for the M.D. of Opportunity FCSS Cultural Days, but it’s already grown into a big event. At least that’s the way it looked from the line-up of activities, covering a full…
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The Page

Did we mention getting a sneak preview of the inaugural copy of Sheila Willis’s online magazine, Short and Tall Tales of Alberta? It’s good stuff – nicely laid out to be easy on the eyes and with some interesting tales…
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Sept. 12, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Policing update Slave Lake RCMP acting detachment commander Sgt. Casey Bruyns provided council one of his regular reports on crime statistics and policing. Much of it was the same as he’d shared…
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Support workers converge on Slave Lake

Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader Support workers from across northwestern Alberta were in Slave Lake recently for a conference. Slave Lake hosted the Northwest FCSS regional meeting in early September. FCSS stands for Family and Community Support Services, which is a…
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New Smith teachers on second careers

Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader Both Jared Butler and Tom Skerritt went into teaching after having other careers. They are the two new teachers at Smith School, in the Hamlet of Smith. Jared ButlerButler is originally from Edmonton, but has lived…
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New VP and teacher at Koinonia

Pearl Lorentzen akeside Leader Robin Oxleyn is the new vice-principal of Slave Lake Koinonia Christian School. He has been teaching for about 20 years. The other new teacher this year is Kiley Deleeuw (pronounced deloo). This is her first teaching…
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Candace Brown, registered psychologist Northern Alberta Psychological Services This is the second article of a three-part series on self-improvement for feelings of self-worth. The first article focused on self-acceptance. This article is about challenging your negative self-talk. We are not…
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Commentary by Pearl Lorentzen In the non-fiction section of the library, a book grabbed my attention. It is called Awkward: The Science Behind Why We’re Socially Awkward and Why That is Awesome by Ty Tashiro. After I checked it out,…
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