News and Stories
Sending love to Indigenous youth
Lakeland College alumna Linda Johnson left a legacy of making a difference in the lives of Indigenous students when she was a student at Lakeland and she continues to do so since graduating. While completing her business administration diploma, Johnson advocated for more supports for Indigenous...
Inspired to give
A great place to learn a little bit about life. That's what Hank Holowaychuk still thinks of Lakeland College more than 50 years later. Holowaychuk attended Lakeland, then called the Vermilion Agricultural and Vocational College (VAVC), in the late 1960s, taking animal sciences and plant sciences...
Astonishing achievement for HOPE student
Tanner Shaw never considered that his strong work ethic would earn him the highest academic average across Lakeland College. As a member of the Class of 2020, the heavy oil power engineering student was presented the Governor General's Academic Medal from Scott Webb, chair of Lakeland's Board...
Leadership in action with compassion
For Emma Jackson, one of the newest members of Lakeland College's President's Circle, student leadership can be about more than joining student council or leading a club. For her, it was about being there for her classmates, helping them with their coursework and reassuring them that together,...
Exploring career options with CTS
A group of high school students from around the region kick-started their trades training this summer at Lakeland College. The career and technology studies (CTS) program offers high schoolers the opportunity to explore different career options so they have a better idea of what they would like...