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Laddering up: Power engineer earns 3rd class in just 11 months
Alexander Deschamps was a 4th class power engineer with 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry when he enrolled in the second year of Lakeland College's process and power engineering program. He'd been struggling to find industry work and decided completing his 3rd class might open...
Lakeland instructor's fifth book explores no-body homicides
When Mark Stobbe isn't teaching sociology for Lakeland College's university transfer department, he's writing and publishing about politics, crimes and the sociology of Harry Potter. Most recently, Stobbe released his fifth book No-Body Homicides: The Evolution of Investigation and Prosecution...
On the front lines: Fire students deployed to help in provincial emergency
Being a firefighter means dropping everything the moment a call for help comes in. Lakeland College's Class of 2023 emergency services technology (EST) fire stream students experienced that firsthand in May when Parkland County requested support dealing with an out-of-control wildfire situation...
Lakeland apprentice adds national gold to medal collection
Lakeland College's Tyler Bendfeld has returned from Skills Canada with another medal - this time, the gold. Bendfeld, a third-year carpenter apprentice from Heisler, Alta., competed in the national competition last year as well, winning silver. “I felt like I had a good chance of getting the...
Lakeland College's interior design program awarded NKBA Excellence in Education
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) recognized Lakeland College's interior design technology (IDT) program with an Excellence in Education Award. “It's exciting for our interior design technology program to be recognized by the NKBA. It's a powerful testament to our students' knowledge...