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Mac Olsen Smoky River Express When it comes to left-wing/liberal media, left-wing movies and actors’ activism, now more than ever, I am on guard and tune out to ensure I don’t become a victim of their propaganda. The Golden Globe…
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Edmonton police are being criticized for not releasing the names of murder victims. There is no legal requirement, apparently, either to do it or not do it. It’s probably being done out of respect for the wishes of the bereaved.…
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Food bank in decent shape after Christmas season rush

But donations still more than welcome Gord Fortin Lakeside Leader The Slave Lake Food Bank is well stocked after the 2017 Christmas season. Lucille Cook, the interim executive director of the Slave Lake Native Friendship Centre, says the food bank…
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Jan. 10, 2018 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader More disclosure Council made a change to its honorarium policy, following up a resolution made at a council meeting just prior to last fall’s election. That motion – put forward by councillor…
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Bohemian rhapsody?

One of the treats of mid-winter is getting to watch the flocks of Bohemian waxwings as they ravage the moutnain ash berries.
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Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader SL Ford is now Revolution Slave Lake Ford, after a change in ownership that became official last week on Jan. 2. But despite the name, don’t expect any sudden changes. “Business as usual,” says Lionel Robins,…
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Swan lake?

We already know from the results of the Christmas Bird Count that a few migratory birds decided to hang around Slave Lake well into the winter. On Jan. 3, one of them was still there, unwilling or perhaps unable to…
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Girls from around northern Alberta spent the weekend in Slave Lake, trying out for the Team Alberta North squad that will compete at the Arctic Winter Games in Hay River and Fort Smith NT in March. It wasn’t known by…
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Ready for action

The Northern Lakes College gym has been out of commission for a while and here’s why: it’s been getting an entirely new floor. “The College is looking forward to hosting 2018 events,” says Jessica Van Hoek of NLC, such as…
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Francesca Giroux, CPA For the Lakeside Leader As we are nearing the T4 deadline it is time to start gathering documents and tax receipts to aid in the preparation of your 2017 personal tax return. While you are at it…
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Hockey back in full swing: Midgets win big at home

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader It seemed like ages since the Slave Lake Midget Thunder had played a game, but they showed little rust in a 9 – 1 victory over Whitecourt on Saturday night. The last time they played Slave…
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Cold, but maybe not cold enough to stop the pine beetle

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Questions have arisen in recent days about how the cold snap over the holidays might have put the boots to the mountain pine beetle. The Leader asked pine beetle expert Jennifer MacCormick that very question. The…
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Submitted It’s not too late for your influenza immunization, says Alberta Health Services. Resolutions to start the new year off by eating healthier and getting more exercises are good – but what about that flu shot? You won’t be doing…
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Senior hockey

The Slave Lake Kodiaks win the draw cleanly against Sturgeon Lake Saturday evening in a Peace Country Female Hockey League game in Slave Lake. Sturgeon won the game 9 – 7.
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All shacked up

While lots of people complained about the extreme cold of the last few days of December, others were quite happy about the thicker lake ice it created. A quick tour of the south shore last week showed lots of fishing…
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