HPSD looking into vape detectors
Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader “We have an epidemic of vaping in our schools,” said Joy McGregor, HPSD chair and Slave Lake trustee, at the November 14 trustee meeting. To combat vaping, the school division has built cut out so that…
That’s funny! Another comedy show coming right up
Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Live stand-up comedy is becoming a fixture in Slave Lake, thanks largely to the promotional efforts of Moe Mouallem. Having most recently brought Faris Hytiaa and Conner Christmas to town for a Moonlight Madness show at…
Landscapes to political activism in elementary art
EG Wahlstrom Elementary School had an art show as part of parent teacher interviews on November 21 and 22. These four photos are from that show.
Moonlight Madness: the rest of the story
Leader staff Moonlight Madness 2023 was a success, by all accounts that we heard. It’s a project of the Slave Lake & District Chamber of Commerce, with the help of many other organizations, companies and individuals. Naming them here would…
New bunny trail added to Nine Mile nordic ski area
Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Slave Lake area’s cross-country ski trail system recently got another upgrade. The group that maintains the trails, the Nine Mile Recreation Society, has added a ‘bunny loop’ to the already extensive series of trails located south…
Smith scoop: Halloween carnival and other October fun
Lacy and Kairi Grade 5 and 6 Smith School students Last month, we did curling with seniors and family lunch on October 20, 2023. We had a school bus safety presentation. It was fun. The Halloween carnival was a blast.…
Sending love to the Okanagan
New mural honours front-line workers
Minor hockey report: U18s romp in Fort McMurray
Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader The weekend for minor hockey saw all teams except the two U13 Thunder squads on the road. This was due to the U13s hosting a two-day, eight-team tournament at the Multi-Rec Centre. Starting with the U18…
Champs on home ice
Author visits Smith School
Slave Lake’s new ambulance facility
The Page
A week or so ago somebody reported smoke from down by the creek in Slave Lake. It made at least one person very nervous, the history of wildfire in and around Slave Lake being what it is. The fire didn’t…
Local man doing historical research, one dig at a time
Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Back in 2019, Jackson Whyte and his younger brother were out in the yard of the Widewater home the family had moved to not long before. “My little brother saw something sticking out of the dirt,”…
