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Incredible photos show rare albino moose

Incredible photos show rare albino moose

Have you ever heard of a white moose?  These photos of albino moose were emailed to us and were reported to  have been taken near Timmins Ontario. Upon further research, we discovered some of the same images on various sites with different reports as to where and when they were taken. 
In 2006, A Fort St. [...]

 Course at NLC  'How to be More Assertive'

Course at NLC ‘How to be More Assertive’

A course on ‘How to be More Assertive’ is being offered by Northern Lakes College. The course will take place at the Slave Lake Campus March 4, 2009 and will run from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. The cost is $199 + GST or $179 + GST when sending 2 or more from an organization.
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Winterhawks start playoffs on home ice Saturday

Winterhawks start playoffs on home ice Saturday

The Slave Lake Winterhawks start the playoff season on Saturday with home ice advantage.  The first round of the playoffs against Athabasca will get underway at the Arctic Ice Centre at 8:00 pm.
On Sunday, February 1, the Winterhawks will travel to Athabasca for the second game of the best out of three series. Game time [...]

Expanded recall for Hygaard Sandwich Products

Expanded recall for Hygaard Sandwich Products

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Hygaard Fine foods are warning the public not to consume certain Hygaard brand sandwich products because they might be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.
The sandwich products listed below are affected by this alert and have been distributed in Alberta as well as other provinces. 

A similar warning was issued earlier this [...]

Slave Lake contributes to World Record Attempt

Slave Lake contributes to World Record Attempt

The Slave Lake Boys and Girls Club and the Library participated in the Guinness Book of World Record Reading Challenge on Friday, January 23. Constable Ray Tardiff was the reader for the five required Robert Munsch stories.
“Ray did an excellent job at reading the stories,” said Cassidy Patrick, Program Coordinator with the Boys and Girls [...]