Northern Lakes College is offering a variety of courses for March & April in Slave Lake, Wabasca, High Prairie and LIVE...
Photo: Taking delivery of the fire truck last summer is Grand Prairie Rotary Club representative Allan Kuechle with Slave Lake Rotary...
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Conductor Lucas Waldin with Roland Michener Secondary School students Megan Johnston,...
Photo: Slave Lake courtesy of kazphotographics.com “AROUND THE WORLD IN 4 WEEKS” at GREAT ESCAPES, Slave Lake. Tuesday, March...
Celebrations at the official opening of the Health Careers Learning Centre in High Prairie, Feb. 23, 2010. Front...
Northern Lakes College is offering a variety of courses for March & April in Slave Lake, Wabasca, High Prairie and LIVE ONLINE Training. To register or for detailed information see NLC Workforce Development in the Directory or check out the WorkForce development CALENDAR on myslavelake.com.
BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL Development Course BUSINESS WRITING – Clear, Concise, Successful offered April 15-16 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. This course will [...]
Dear John
Directed by Lasse Halström and based on the novel by best-selling author Nicholas Sparks, DEAR JOHN tells the story of John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a young soldier home on leave, and Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation. Over the next seven tumultuous [...]
Slave Lake’s 6th Annual “FAMILY FROST FEST 2010″ February 8 – 15 Including Random Acts of Kindness Week. (See FAMILY DAY Schedule below)
“Family Day FROLIC IN THE PARK” Monday, Feb. 15 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Includes a free BBQ & Hot Chocolat, Sleigh Rides, Toy Mountain and Kids Games.
“PARTY AT THE [...]
The Northern Lights Aquatic Centre regular schedule can be found in the POOL CALENDAR.
Check the calendar for holiday schedule.
The Aquatic Centre will be closed for Christmas from Thursday, Dec. 24 to Sunday, Dec. 27 and New Years Day, Friday, Jan. 1.
Public Swim goes from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. (with Waverider) all days the pool is open and [...]
Photo: Taking delivery of the fire truck last summer is Grand Prairie Rotary Club representative Allan Kuechle with Slave Lake Rotary Club President Ali Mouallem and Lesser Slave Regional Fire Service chief Jamie Coutts.
With the help of the SLave Lake Rotary Club, a used yet re-furbished fire truck from Slave Lake is on its way [...]
Harry Bartlett (left) with the Slave Lake Rotary Club presenting cheques to Superbowl raffle winners. (L to R) Shane Rebryna, Judy Bois, Colleen Bolan and (far right )Shirley Becker.
The Superbowl raffle represents another successful Rotary Club fundraiser with funds raised going to many worthwhile community projects. See Rotary Club announces new projects.
Other Rotary Club fundraisers on the [...]
Carl Chykerda (centre left) superintendent for the Mitsue District of Penn West Petroleum Ltd. presents a cheque in the amount of $50,000 to Rotary Club Library Chairman Joe McWilliams on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010.
Joining in the celebrations are Rotary Club members (L to R) Sheri Smears, Wendy Barton, Amanda Mattern, Ali Mouallem, Harry Bartlett and library board members [...]
A note from Assistant Librarian Carrie MacDonald says they will be officially moving to their new space (photo above) on Dec,. 4th and the library will be closed from Dec. 1 through to the 10th.
If you want to make a “last visit” to the Slave Lake Municipal Library in its present location, you only have [...]
A workshop for Young Women and their Mentors will be held October 16 – 17 at the Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation. Space is limited to 30 people so register early to guarantee your spot.
This wonderful workshop will explore ways to connect to who you really are in a fun and creative way. You will [...]
Running, jumping and playing is the theme for the beach boot camp running this July in Slave Lake.
“It’s a fun supportive, non-competitive way to work out,” says Tasha Albert, Beach Boot Camp instructor. “We will be using the power of sand to increase the intensity of the exercises.”
The class runs every Tuesday and Thursday from [...]
Photo: Slave Lake courtesy of kazphotographics.com
“AROUND THE WORLD IN 4 WEEKS” at GREAT ESCAPES, Slave Lake.
Tuesday, March 9, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. – AFRICA, April 6, SOUTH EAST ASIA, April 8, SOUTH AMERICA, April 20, SOUTH PACIFIC. Sponsored by Slave Lake Adult Education Committee.
If you are planning a trip or you want to learn more about other fascinating countries, these [...]
Photo: Slave Lake courtesy of kazphotographics.com
“AROUND THE WORLD IN 4 WEEKS” Tuesday, March 2, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. -EUROPE and Tuesday, March 9, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. - AFRICA. Join us as we explore the world right here at GREAT ESCAPES.
If you are planning a trip or you want to learn more about other fascinating countries, these travel sessions [...]
Northern Lakes College is offering a variety of courses for March & April in Slave Lake, Wabasca, High Prairie and LIVE ONLINE Training. To register or for detailed information see NLC Workforce Development in the Directory or check out the WorkForce development CALENDAR on myslavelake.com.
BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL Development Course BUSINESS WRITING – Clear, Concise, Successful offered April 15-16 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. This course will emphasize business writing (letters, memos, emails, documents, web material) with the reader and readability in mind. In 2 days you will focus on new formats, writing style and more… Click here for more information and registration.
Offered LIVE ONLINE Transform Your Yard - Living Landscapes Series is a 3 part series starting Tuesday, March 16. Click here for registration forms and more information
Session 1 -Tuesday, March 16 will help you develop a vision to transform your outdoor space. Session 2 - Water-Wise Gardening Tuesday, March 30 and Session 3 – Abundant Harvest – Creating an Edible Landscape is offered Tuesday, April 20.
Starting March 24, 2010 register for the “ALTERNATIVE ENERGY & ENERGY EFFICIENCY series LIVE Online . Click here for registration forms and more information
Bring Your Own Electricity Bills Wednesday, March 24, 2010.
Making Your New House Solar Ready Wednesday, April 14, 2010
How to Connect to Alberta’s Electric Grid Wednesday, April 28, 2010
FIRST AID SPECIAL FOR VOLUNTEER WEEK – April 24 & 25, 2010. If you are a volunteer with a non-profit group then you can sign up for the Standard First Aid course at a greatly reduced price – just $40 per person (includes GST). Limit of 2 per agency. Call 780-849-8623 Click here to register online now.
Other SAFETY Courses offered for March & April; H2S Alive March 16, April 7 & 20 in Slave Lake and March 23 and April 27 in Wabasca. Standard First Aid March 17-18 and April 8-9 & 21-22 in Slave Lake. TDG/WHMIS is offered March 15 and April 6 & 19.
For more information and to get a complete and up-to-date listing of all SAFETY courses click on NLC WorkForce Development in the DIRECTORY or check out the WorkForce Development CALENDAR on myslavelake.com.
COMPUTER COURSES – Microsoft 2007 Excel Level 2 March 23 in Slave Lake and March 23-24 in Wabasca. Microsoft 2007 Word Level 1 offered March 22 in Slave Lake.
Microsoft 2007 Powerpoint Level 1 offered April 13 in Slave Lake - In just 6 hours you will be introduced to the basic operation of a presentations program using MS Powerpoint XP. Click here to register online now.
For more details, information on upcoming courses or for registration information and forms, check NLC WorkForce Development in the Directory and the WorkForce Development CALENDAR on myslavelake.com.
Phone: (780) 849-8623 Fax: (780) 849-8704 or Toll Free 1-866-652-3456
or email wfdev@northernlakescollege.ca
Directed by Lasse Halström and based on the novel by best-selling author Nicholas Sparks, DEAR JOHN tells the story of John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a young soldier home on leave, and Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation. Over the next seven tumultuous years, the couple is separated by John’s increasingly dangerous deployments. While meeting only sporadically, they stay in touch by sending a continuous stream of love letters overseas—correspondence that eventually triggers fateful consequences. IMDB
Photo: Taking delivery of the fire truck last summer is Grand Prairie Rotary Club representative Allan Kuechle with Slave Lake Rotary Club President Ali Mouallem and Lesser Slave Regional Fire Service chief Jamie Coutts.
Fleet in Idaho Falls March 7, 2010
With the help of the SLave Lake Rotary Club, a used yet re-furbished fire truck from Slave Lake is on its way to help communities in Mexico and should reach its destination this weekend.
The 2010 Highway to Mexico crew set off from Grande Prairie at 6:15 a.m. Friday, March 5 for their annual 5,000-kilometre road trip to Mazatlan.
The Slave Lake truck is one of four fire trucks that is being delivered this year along with an ambulance and a handicapped-accessible bus.
The Grande Prairie and Edson Rotary Road Crew- Las Vegas, Nevada March 8, 2010
The vehicles are being driven from Alberta to Mazatlan by a team of volunteer Rotarians from Grande Prairie and Edson with 2 drivers per vehicle. They are expected to arrive in Mexico around March 11 and once there, the vehicles will be driven to the communities.
You can follow the progress of the trip by clicking on to the ROTARY TO MEXICO 2010 blog.
Dinner at Timberline, Beaver, Utah March 7, 2010.
For 8 years the Highway to Mexico program has donated and delivered fire trucks, school buses and ambulances to Mazatlan.
Last summer Rotarians from Grande Prairie picked up the fire truck that the Slave Lake Rotary Club had procured from the regional fire service and the Town.
“When the Grande Prairie Rotarians were here they told us about their last fleet delivery that also included a used school bus,” said Mouallem.
The big yellow school bus was clearly a big hit in the village where some students walk as many as eight kilometers – one way – every day. It’s a distance that makes some parents keep their daughters home – and consequently uneducated, he added.
“One of the Rotarians offered to take some kids for a quick ride around the village, and when the ride was over another counted 150 kids getting off the 48-passenger bus!”
In fact, the arrival of the school bus also prompted officials in that area to actually build a road to the remote community’s school, he added.
Mouallem said the emergency vehicle fleet program in Grande Prairie has been going on for several years.
He applauded the Town of Slave Lake for donating its used fire truck to the local Rotary club. He also said Regional Fire Service Fire Chief Jamie Coutts indicated that some members from his volunteer squads had offered to go to Mexico to help train volunteer firefighters there.
Breanna Carnegie
And nobody was more surprised than Breanna Carnegie, who was informed about her outstanding achievement in late February. “I was really anxious to get my marks back, so I stopped by the office one day to ask if they were available,” says Carnegie. What she didn’t expect to hear was that she was perfect on her provincial diploma exam.
“When I asked about the status of my marks I was informed that I couldn’t have done better in math. That’s when the reality of it all started to sink in,” Carnegie recalls. “After that, Mr. (Brian) Carleton (acting senior high principal at RMSS) approached me, shook my hand and congratulated me on a job well done.” Carnegie’s Math Teacher, Leslie Sargunaraj, is equally impressed by the results.
“To have answered every single question on the Pure Math 30 Diploma Exam perfectly is remarkable,” Sargunaraj says, adding that the same can be said of Carnegie’s tenacity when it comes to problem solving in math.
“Breanna is always asking questions and looking for innovative methods to solve a problem,” Sargunaraj explains. “She’s very conscientious about completing assignments, tests and projects. She even did a project on Pascal’s Triangle as a bonus.”
(In mathematics, Pascal’s triangle is a geometric arrangement of the binomial coefficients in a triangle. It’s named after mathematician Blaise Pascal)
High Prairie School Division Superintendent Laura Poloz says Carnegie’s outstanding achievement “is a true reflection of the hard work, commitment and support shared by students, parents and teachers.”
The Grade 12 honour student, who has maintained a high standard of excellence in Pure Math 30 with a mark of 95 per cent, says her parents were elated to hear the good news.
Carnegie, who is set to graduate this year, says her future plans include pursuing a post-secondary education at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Her plan is to take one year of general studies in science prior to entering the Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences program.
Diploma Examinations are administered in select Grade 12 courses. The examinations certify the level of individual student achievement in specific courses and are often an important factor in admissions to universities and colleges.
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Conductor Lucas Waldin with Roland Michener Secondary School students Megan Johnston, Krista Callahan, and Lindsay Albers
Thirty junior high students from Roland Michener Secondary School absorbed the sights and sounds of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Winspear Centre as part of a musically uplifting educational experience on Feb. 16, 2010.
”It was a really amazing opportunity for our students, many of whom had never been inside the beautiful Winspear Centre before, or experienced the orchestra close up,” says Ellen Criss, RMSS Band Teacher.
Photo: Roland Michener students posing for a group photo at the Winspear Centre in Edmonton
Students sat in front row seats (right under the noses of the percussionists) and were greeted by Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Conductor Lucas Waldin, who spoke with students prior to treating them to a one-of-a-kind concert performance.
“Maestro Waldin was great with the students and made them feel right at home. He led them through a beautiful program designed to draw parallels between visual art and orchestra music,” Criss explains, adding that specific pieces of art were selected and displayed on a “huge overhead screen to visually illustrate what the spectators were hearing aurally.”
The orchestra portrayed background, line, character, emotion and “magic” throughout the educational performance. Criss says one of the highlights was the appearance of the wizard during a selection of Harry Potter music. Another wonderful moment occurred when the huge and majestic pipe organ was played during the ‘Great Gate of Kiev.’
The program consisted of: Lavallée’s O Canada , excerpts from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Handel’s Concerto Grosso, Opus 6, No.5 and Allegro, Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries, Debussy’s Prélude à l’Après midi d’un, Faune, John Estacio’s Borealis and Frenergy, as well as John Williams’ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
The 2009-‘10 season marks the first for Lucas Waldin as Resident Conductor for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. This mentorship position is made possible through the Canada Council for the Arts.
Mr. Waldin graduated in 2006 from the Cleveland Institute of Music with a Masters in Conducting. He has performed with L’Orchestre du Festival Beaulieu-Sur-Mer (Monaco), Staatstheater Cottbus (Brandenburg), and Bachakademie Stuttgart.
Lucas was assistant conductor of the contemporary orchestra RED (Cleveland), director of the Cleveland Bach Consort, and a Discovery Series Conductor at the Oregon Bach Festival.
In 2007, he was invited to conduct the Miami-based New World Symphony Orchestra in masterclasses given by Michael Tilson Thomas. In Lucerne, Switzerland in 2009, he also participated in a masterclass led by Bernard Haitink with the Lucerne Festival Strings.
