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Lindsey Fenez: Best vet tech in the west
Lindsey Fenez was born knowing what she wanted to be when she grew up. She spent her childhood on a grain farm outside Pennant, Sask., surrounded by every small animal species she could imagine. There were cats, dogs, birds, bunnies, lizards -- a little bit of everything. Animal care was always...

Lakeland’s Emergency Training Centre receives national award
Lakeland College Emergency Training Centre (ETC) has been nationally recognized with the Federal Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award for its decades-long contributions to emergency management in Canada. This prestigious award was presented in Ottawa Wednesday, Feb. 26 by the Ministry...

Prepare for learning in action at Program Info Sessions
Lakeland College is rolling out the welcome mat for new students at Program Info Sessions on March 7. “Program Info Sessions are an opportunity for those who have already been accepted into their programs to spend some time on campus and experience first-hand what their studies are going to...

Empowering Future Leaders: Inside Lakeland College's Student-Managed Farm
Written by Alberta Counsel. At Lakeland College’s Student-Managed Farm - Powered by New Holland (SMF), students don’t just learn about agriculture – they live it. Across 3,700 acres of rolling Alberta farmland, students take the reins of a commercial-scale operation, balancing the demands...

Rustlers volleyball star inducted into ACAC Hall of Fame
Rae Sigurdson made the most of her years as a student at Lakeland College, learning lessons both on and off the volleyball court. By the time she left Lakeland, the Class of 2019 alumna had graduated from the business program and completed a science degree through the university transfer program and...