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Igniting a passion for trades
There are many reasons a high school student might choose to take a dual credit program, but for two current Lakeland students, the result was the same - the program ignited a passion for welding. For Tiegan Larouche, a third-year welding apprentice and graduate of Dr. Folkins Community School...
Students share the therapeutic value of pets
In the veterinary field, connecting with people is just as essential as connecting with their pets. It's a large part of why the work that the animal health technology (AHT) students' community outreach committee on the public relations team is so important. Not only does this work promote the...
Social savvy student shares enviro program adventures
From releasing raptors back into the wild to building shelters during a survival night, there's little that Stephanie Sitkowski does not share about her Lakeland College experience. Known as greeneyedgirl626 on Instagram, the second-year environmental sciences student is using the platform to...
60 years and counting for Emergency Training Centre
For more than six decades, Lakeland's Emergency Training Centre (ETC) has trained leaders for the frontline of emergency services. When ETC—then known as the Fire Officers Training School—opened in 1959 under the jurisdiction of the Alberta Fire Commissioner's Office, approximately 100 aspiring...
Conference on Environmental Management presents Brian Keating
Emphasis ColorWhen using in asset please type: orange,green,red,yellow, or wheat. red Emphasis Content As advised by Alberta's chief medical health officer Lakeland college is suspending all large events effective March 12. Renowned conservationist and Lakeland alumnus Brian Keating will...