Strange things sometimes happen and one of them did recently when an RCMP unmarked vehicle was stolen from the detachment parking lot. Did the thief know there are no surveillance cameras back there? And for that matter, why aren’t there? The expense, probably. That and maybe the assumption that it’s a pretty safe place. Apparently it isn’t.
It’s nice to see renovation work proceeding in downtown Slave Lake. We may have already mentioned the area is overdue for some sprucing up – the last such improvement having been completed over 30 years ago. What the finished product will look like….that’s what everybody is wondering. The town has some plans – pictures and so on – but they don’t give a very good idea what it will really be like.
Fish management is the topic of an Oct. 13 online session being put on by Alberta Fish & Wildlife. It’s to discuss management proposals for the upcoming year. It’s one of a series of such sessions and will focus on Lesser Slave Lake. It runs from 7 – 8:30 p.m. Results of a 2020 assessment of the Lesser Slave fishery will be presented.
Information on how to attend can be found online at mywildalberta.ca.
One good thing about the onset of colder weather is people stop forcing zucchinis on you. Just saying….
Some people are predicting another oil boom in the Slave Lake area. This is apparently based on the price of a barrel of oil lately, plus info about drilling activity in a certain area or areas in the region. Maybe a mini-boom?
Whatever size it ends up being, more business is good for all sorts of obvious reasons. One of the down-sides is more traffic and faster deterioration of the already-terrible highways.
Speaking of which, weren’t we promised fresh asphalt on sections of Hwy. 2 east and west of Slave Lake this year? Does anybody know anything about that? Somebody must, but they’re not telling us.
Maybe if the stories are right and there’s an upswing in drilling and production around here, the province will stop ignoring us. But probably every region feels it isn’t getting the attention it deserves.
We heard last week people (or at least one person) has been having trouble reading online versions of Lakeside Leader stories on their mobile device. We’d like to say our crack team of technical experts is working on the problem, but it wouldn’t be quite accurate. However, we are trying to figure it out! In the meantime, it seems to work on a regular computer and of course there’s the good old paper copy option.
From Skidoos to Kleenex, brand names have infested English and become the default terms. One is so deeply entrenched that Google was necessary for Leader staff to find the other word. What is a Band-Aid actually called? One website says it’s a bandage.
In 1920, Johnson and Johnson trademarked it. The rest is history.
In the UK, India, and likely other parts of the British Commonwealth (the parts that are more British than Canada tends to be) the term used is ‘plaster.’
Although many community events have been postponed. Some are still going. See Interagency Notebook on Page 17 for ones offered by the Slave Lake Library, AHS Mental Health and Addictions, the Children’s Resource Council, and others.
Also, there are three Responding to Hate, Racism, and Discrimination gatherings left. These are for people in the Slave Lake area. The Page 9 correspondent has been in attendance. Details are confidential, but the discussions so far have been respectful, enlightening, and promising. It is not a light topic, but it is timely and important.
The meetings are online every second Tuesday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on October 12, 26, and November 9. Free tickets are on eventbrite.ca – search Action Alberta Slave Lake.
Tomorrow, October 7, at 7 p.m. is the Slave Lake town council candidate forum. See article on Page 3 for details.
Tuesday, October 12, is the M.D. of Lesser Slave River candidate forum. See Page 1.
