As of September 9 (Raise the Woof), the Animal Rescue Committee of Slave Lake (ARC) had 49 kittens, 14 cats, three puppies, and eight adult dogs waiting to be adopted. There were so many that some of the dogs were still housed in the pound.
“Adoptions are pretty crucial to us now,” says Dennise McIntyre, ARC board chair.
See Raise the Woof photo on Page 19.
For those people who like checking out the local market, the All Seasons Market (which holds farmers markets in Slave Lake) has announced the dates, but not the time of day of its next three markets. These are October 22 (Halloween), November 25 and 26 (Moonlight Madness), and December 17 (Christmas).
Vendors wanting to book a table can check out the events on these dates on www.lakesideleader.com for the contact information. When the time of day is announced, the calendar will be updated.
Billy-Ray Belcourt, Driftpile Cree Nation member, is one of 14 Canadian writers on the long list for the Giller Prize. This is one of Canada’s most prestigious literary awards. The winner receives $100,000. Belcourt is nominated for his novel, A Minor Chorus, published by Hamish Hamilton Canada.
The winner will be announced on Monday, November 7 at 7 p.m. MST (9 p.m. EST) on CBC TV and CBC GEM.
Farmers and golf course owners have an opportunity to get rid of commercial pesticides for free, but there’s a bit of driving involved.
On Oct. 3 in Boyle people can drop this stuff off and also on Oct. 19 in Falher. The last clean up was in 2019 and the next one isn’t until 2025. For more details see https://cleanfarms.ca/materials/unwanted-pesticides-animal-meds/.
As of Saturday, September 10, the Conservative Party of Canada has a new leader – Pierre Poilievre. See article on Page 21.
In other leadership election news, Slave Lake has been chosen as one of only five in-person locations to vote in the United Conservative Party leadership election. See article on Page 6 and 7.
Food security is unfortunately not something that everyone experiences. Thankfully, Slave Lake has a food bank, but it needs community support. See photo in next week’s Leader of the results from the last food drive.
The Slave Lake Food Bank is run out of the Slave Lake Native Friendship Centre.
Last week, Barb Courtorielle, posted the following numbers on social media.
“These are the numbers which show the huge jump in our food bank,” she says. In 2019, the food bank served: children (1,321) plus adults (1,128) equals a total of (2,449). This cost $89,290. In 2021, it served: children (2,293) plus adults (1,816) for a total of (4,109), which cost $155,268.
The section below this is called Community Upcoming Events. Groups can send in their recurrent events, such as meeting times and church services. Here’s an update on one of them. Monday night TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is now wheelchair accessible and has more space for people. All other details are the same as listed below.
Another update is who to contact for the Hospital Auxiliary. People interested in joining can contact Janet Parks at the number below.
Long-time Auxiliary member Dianne Cofer is moving away. The Leader wishes her the best of luck in her new life in Westlock.
The Lesser Slave Lake Regional Arts Council has four art workshops coming up.
The first one is called ‘Dot Paint Class’ on Sept. 24.
There are two on Oct. 1 (‘Line and Wash’ ink and watercolour and ‘Palette Knife Painting’) and one (‘Angels and Divas Glass and Wire Class’) on Oct. 13.
See calendar on www.lakesideleader.com for details.
It’s that time of year again when people nominate their favourite Slave Lake and area businesses for awards.
Nominations are open for the Slave Lake and District Chamber of Commerce business awards and the deadline is October 14. The award ceremony will be Oct. 22. Details and the nomination form are on www.myslavelake.com.
