All 18 students from AB Taekwondo received a medal at a championship in Edmonton.
AB Taekwondo is one of two Taekwondo ‘dojangs’, studios, in Slave Lake. Students from six years old to adults competed at the tournament.

‘Where to turn’ is the theme of this year’s Family Violence Prevention Month. Northern Haven Support Society board has two events in November. It is launching an ongoing campaign called Slave Lake Speaks Out and has a purple Christmas tree at the Christmas Craft Sale to collect gifts for the women and children in the shelter.

Boxing entertainment is back in Slave Lake this weekend with the Alberta Diamond Belt event. Hosted by the Slave Lake Boxing Club, and taking place at the Slave Lake Inn, the card promises some good amateur boxing – some of it involving local talent.

Tanya Dixon, the activities coordinator at the seniors’ lodge in Slave Lake, tells The Leader when community groups come and do things with the residents, it is a pretty big deal.

In a sharing circle after a blanket exercise, several people commented that enacting history in the role of an Indigenous North American had a greater impact than reading or studying about injustices.

The Youth Council for Truth and Reconciliation sold out of orange shirts in Slave Lake.
Area schools, the Métis Nation of Alberta Region 5 office, local businesses, and individuals acknowledged the history of the residential schools by participating in Orange Shirt Day, on September 30.

Area schools had different ways of dealing with inclement weather, during the Terry Fox Run on Thursday, September 26.
EG Wahlstrom and CJ Schurter schools held the event inside. At Roland Michener Secondary School, students walked in the rain on the track by the school.

Stan Isadore, local MC and dancer, is one of the stars in River of Silence. There will be a free screening of this film at the Slave Lake Legacy Centre on Friday, October 4.
Isadore’s co-star is Mariel Belanger. Roseanne Supernault, from East Prairie, plays their daughter.