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New AIFPA scholarship for firefighter students

A new industry-funded scholarship has been introduced in 2013 to further improve the educational experience of students at the Emergency Training Centre (ETC).

The Alberta Industrial Fire Protection...
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From football to firefighting - meet EST student Leroy Fountaine

Leroy Fontaine is passionate about helping others.

You can see it in his education path – he’s in the emergency services technology program at Lakeland College pursuing his dream of...
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ACLS & Pals Give Back Programs

by Dale M. Bayliss RN/EMT-P/ACN

Some friends and I have just started the second year of the “Give Back Course” for the Alberta Chapter Heart and Stoke Foundation, running Advanced Cardiac...
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ETC hosts Smoke Symposium

Heated discussions were on the agenda at the “Know Your Smoke” symposium hosted at Lakeland College’s Emergency Training Centre Oct. 20 and 21 at Vermilion, Alta.

More than 50...
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Fire & ice – Meet 1001 student & national speed skater Matthew McLean

Lakeland College’s firefighter 1001 program has fanned the flames on new career aspirations for Matthew McLean, a long-time member of Canada’s national development long-track speed skating

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Firefighting students honoured at ceremony

Twenty-two students in Lakeland College’s 1001 firefighting program (P8 platoon) were honoured during a graduation ceremony by instructors, staff and family members on Friday, Oct. 21 at the...  Read more...

Lakeland College program an attractive offering for overseas student

Like many students taking the Lakeland College Bachelor of Applied Business: Emergency Services program online through eCampusAlberta, Andrew Davis is employed full-time and has plenty of experience...  Read more...

Student leads the way to create new award for paramedic program

When Melissa Ade went for a walk in an off leash area along the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton in March 2007, she had no idea that what she would come across would confirm her choice of career...  Read more...

Finishing First...

Lakeland's first Paramedic class finished their course work in late April 2011. The 27 students then went on practicum and will be studying for exams through the Alberta College of Paramedics.

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Pitching in to help Heart & Stroke Foundation, practitioners & public

The passing of his father in June of this year triggered Dale Bayliss to want to do more in the fight against heart disease. That’s how the idea to provide a unique opportunity for emergency...  Read more...

Family ties as firefighters

When firefighting students celebrate their grads, families often come from near and far to see where and how their student has been training.

With grad ceremonies on Friday, Thursdays usually bring...
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If you noticed some unusual emergency medical calls in Camrose businesses and recreational areas recently, don’t worry. You may have been watching a simulated emergency medical exercise designed...  Read more...

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