No sign yet of promised Highway 88 construction

Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader Before the May 2023 provincial election, the Government of Alberta put up signs announcing the paving of Hwy. 88. However, as of September 18, 2023, this did not appear to exist on any lists of paving…
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…
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…
Great weather and good turnout for second Art in the Park

Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader “Overall we all thought it went extremely well!” says Connie Baird, with the Lesser Slave Lake Regional Arts Council. Baird was the key organizer of the Second Annual Art in the Park on September 10, 2023…
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 days before the September long weekend got even heavier on Sept. 2, which was the first big day of the Smith-Hondo Fall…