News and Stories
Alumna finds support on the big stage
Jordyn Pollard's first experience singing to a live audience may have been to a herd of curious cattle or on a field, but for this farm girl from Hillmond, Sask., her career as an up-and-coming recording musician seems to be on the right track. Pollard is an alumna from Lakeland College's university...
Small steps to big dreams in rural pharmacy
Elaina Anderson wasn't a stranger to Lakeland before becoming a university transfer student. Her father is an alumnus and her mother a Lakeland staff member. When she was looking for a way to make her dreams of becoming a pharmacist come true, she felt that Lakeland's university transfer program...
USask to deliver nursing program at Lloydminster's Lakeland College
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) College of Nursing is now offering its Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program in Lloydminster, Alta., in partnership with university transfer. Prior to the partnership, students located in the Lloydminster-area relocated to a USask campus after completing...
Found family: Teamwork and camaraderie in firefighting
Anyone trapped in a burning building would want Larisa Staub to be one of the firefighters on the call. Maybe it comes from her experience of being part of high-performing sports teams, or it could be her ability to focus on the task at hand in high-stress situations, but it's her determination...
Government of Alberta investing in Lakeland College
Alberta's government is providing $16 million to revitalize a major campus hub and support growing student enrolment at Lakeland College. Lakeland College became Alberta's third post-secondary institution in 1913 and has since expanded to two campuses, Vermilion and Lloydminster, in east central...