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Lakeland student wins gold at Skills Canada Alberta
For the second consecutive year, Lakeland College's Tyler Bendfeld has won gold in carpentry at Skills Canada Alberta. As a third-year carpenter apprentice from Heisler, Alta., Bendfeld represented Lakeland at the Skills Canada Alberta Competition held May 3 and 4 in Edmonton, Alta. Showcasing...

NextGen to present Rustlers Golf Tournament 2023
For the second consecutive year, NextGen Automation has stepped forward to support Lakeland College's athletics program as the presenting sponsor of the Rustlers Golf Tournament. They have supported the golf tournament in other capacities since 2015 and became title sponsors in 2022. “Sponsoring...

Teamwork leads energy class to 100 per cent success rate
Fourth class students in the first semester of the process and power engineering program (PPE) scored a 100 per cent success rate on the ABSA provincial exam, an unprecedented feat in Lakeland's history. The exam is a critical one in the power engineering field. Students must pass it with at least...

Conference on Environmental Management: A platform for success and accomplishment
In a culmination of eight months of real-world experience, students in Lakeland College's bachelor of applied science: environmental management (BASEM) program presented their capstones at the Conference on Environmental Management (CEM) in March. BASEM student Cody Roberts' capstone project highlighted...

Ready to work: RoundUp Sale earns record sales
Now that the dust has settled on RoundUp 2023, this year's committee is calling it the most successful sale in Lakeland College's history. “It was the highest averaging RoundUp Sale the college has ever had,” says William Bradford, RoundUp coordinator for the Student-Managed Farm - Powered...