Archive for May 2009
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Face painting, crafts, pancake breakfast & much more
Take in an “Early Bird” pancake breakfast and choose from a wide variety of activities at the 15th Annual Songbird Festival Saturday, June 6 & Sunday, June 7 at the Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation.
For Saturday, June 6, lots of fun activities for kids- face painting, building your own bird mask or bird house, and other [...]
Fatal Motorcross Crash at Flat Top
On Wednesday, May 27, a Slave Lake male died after hitting a grooming tractor at the Flat Top dirt track.
In a press release, Slave Lake RCMP said the male was dirt biking at the Flat Top Motorcross Association dirt track located south of Slave Lake. The rider crested a hill as a grooming tractor was [...]
National Garage Sale for Shelter raises $4016
All proceeds from the Royal LePage National Garage Sale for Shelter held Saturday, May 23 will go to the Northern Haven Women’s Shelter in Slave Lake.
“The garage sale was awsome,” said Cathy Jones of Royal LePage, “we received lots of donations from the community and we raised $4016.”
The fun charity event was more than just [...]
Most bear encounters can be prevented
“Most bear encounters can be prevented,” says Russell Stashko, co-chair of the Alberta BearSmart committee. “We need to decide how we will keep ourselves safe and keep wild bears from becoming habituated, problem bears. Habituated bears often end up as dead bears.”
Taking a few extra precautions when working or playing in bear country can help [...]
RMSS trip to Brazil and Argentina photo gallery
Over the Easter Break, 37 students and five supervisors from RMSS ventured off to Brazil and Argentina.
By Terry Mosher
It is not everyday that students have the opportunity to travel so far away and to experience a land of such diversity and intriguing beauty.
From the moment we arrived, we felt that this was going to be [...]
