Pearl Lorentzen

Lakeside Leader

Delegation
Conseil scolaire du Nord Ouest (Northwest Francophone Education Region) was on the agenda to present to council as a delegation. However, before the meeting, council amended the agenda to remove the delegation. The reason wasn’t given, but weather may have been a factor, as Feb. 17 was part of a multi-day blizzard. The school division’s office is in St. Isidore, which is 235 km northwest of Slave Lake. The division has received a Government of Alberta grant to explore the possibility of establishing a Francophone school in Slave Lake.

Lift station
Council gave all three readings to a bylaw to rezone a piece of land between Lakeside Ford and Sawridge Creek for a lift station. See article on Page 1.

Assessment board
Council appointed the property tax assessment appeal board members. See article on Page 3.

Lighting
Lipedema Canada asked that the lights at Rennie Hall Plaza be changed to purple on June 11. Lipedema is a chronic medical condition that affects around one in nine women, said the written report. The lighting will be to commemorate an event on June 11. Council passed a Kimberly Hughes motion to approve the request.

State of the Lake
Councillor Andrew Achoba invited community members to the Black History Month event on February 21.

Mayor Francesca Ward thanked town staff for all of their hard work during Frost Fest.

“It’s great to celebrate winter,” she said.

Councillor Lynn Bowes invited the community to watch the High School Provincial Curling tournament in Slave Lake on February 19 to 21.

Closed session
Council went into a closed session.