News and Stories

Lakeland student wins gold and bronze at skills competitions
Winning not one, but two medals is how Emmaleigh Ayotte finished her year at Lakeland College. This recent esthetician graduate put her skills to the test in the aesthetics category of the 2021 Alberta Provincial Skills Canada Competition in May, winning first place. Ayotte then reached the podium...

Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network Launched
Olds College has launched Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network with GlacierFarm Discovery Farm and Lakeland College, and funding from CAAIN. Olds College announced the launch of the Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network—a network of Smart Farms committed to sharing data and expertise that will help farmers,...

Gift energizes sustainable programming and research
Sustainable energy and sustainable agriculture programming and research are growing at Lakeland College, thanks to a $300,000 gift to Leading. Learning. The Lakeland Campaign. The funding is from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. Sustainable energy The gift will help rebrand Lakeland's renewable...

Fostering community connections
Each year, human services students put compassion into action through a community project in their leadership course. Offered to second-year students in the child and youth care and early learning and child care programs, the project includes choosing a cause to support, preparing and presenting...

Recent grad launches new career path with HOPE
Heavy oil power engineer (HOPE) graduate Cassidy Dillion's career change is proving advantageous. After years of working in the security services industry, Dillon pivoted into the energy sector with Lakeland's HOPE program {since renamed to process and power engineering.] He'll start a new full-time...