Fire Bans lifted
Campers and just about everybody looking to enjoy outdoor activites have been wondering when exactly somebody in authority will allow…
North Country Fair 2020 cancelled
Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The popular North Country Fair near High Prairie planned for June 2020 has been cancelled to…
Experts say ‘Six More Weeks of Winter’
“They’re everywhere! They’re everywhere!” Or most likely, not everywhere at all, according to the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Of course, we…
Holiday markets return in Slave Lake
The All Season Market and Slave Lake Farmers Market have joined forces to offer some seasonal shopping in the Slave Lake Multi Rec Centre (MRC).
Since 2013, Melissa Baxter and Chelsea Saluk have organized All Season Markets around major holidays: Valentines, Easter, Halloween, and Christmas.
Coffee house date set for Dec. 5
This just in from two community groups in Slave Lake: a Christmas ‘coffee house’ is being held on Dec. 5, to raise money for the local food bank.
It’s a joint project by the Rotary Club and Stage North.
Landfill has a new manager
Barry Kolenosky of the M.D. of Lesser Slave River (who is also the acting CAO), will serve as the manager of the Lesser Slave landfill. This news came at town council’s Oct. 13 meeting, via councillor Brice Ferguson
Icedogs out the gate with two wins
Slave Lake’s Junior ‘A’ team started its sophomore season with a bang, clobbering the rookie Fox Creek Ice Kings in a pair of games. The ‘Dogs skated to an 8 – 1 win in Fox Creek Friday night and followed it up with a 9 -1 victory in their home-opener Saturday.
Non-negotiable: behave or be banned from the rink, says SL Minor Hockey
Slave Lake Minor Hockey Association issued a stern warning to parents and other spectators on Oct. 7. The rules regarding behaviour in the rink at practice or games are “non-negotiable.”
Local group hopes to start plastic re-manufacture project
Slave Laker Jule Asterisk has been interested in plastic since she was a child in the 1970s. With the Society of High Prairie Regional Environmental Action Committee (REAC), she is embarking on a five-year Plastics Re-manufacture Project to investigate how rural and remote communities can turn plastic waste into usable objects within the community.
Bad news on Boreal Centre
As reported earlier, the Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation in Lesser Slave Lake is closed to the public for six months, as of Oct. 1. What wasn’t reported earlier is that the province had apparently changed its mind about the closure (and minimal cost-saving), after a furious lobby effort by local municipalities and others.
New plant proposed for industrial park
A Calgary company looks to be serious about setting up a plant to produce fuel from unconventional sources near Slave Lake. Expander Energy has applications in with the M.D. of Lesser Slave River for the $30 million project, which it calls a ‘biomass/gas to liquids facility.’
Pounds being taken off in Slave Lake, sensibly
You may have heard of T.O.P.S. It has an active Slave Lake chapter and stands for ‘Taking Off Pounds Sensibly.’ Cathy Pambrun was in to tell us about it last week and she says it has worked better for her than anything else she has attempted.
And now for something (somebody) completely different….
“We’ve got a long ways (to go),” says new Slave Lake Icedogs’ coach Joey McEwan.
That was his answer to a question about his impression after the junior squad’s first skate, on Sept. 14.
On the other hand, “we have a lot to work with here.”