News and Stories
Finding a warm welcome in Canada
Katherine Dinesh found a warm welcome when she arrived at Lakeland College in January, despite the frigid temperatures. Growing up in India, Dinesh had planned to study abroad since she was a young child, encouraged by her parents. She chose Lakeland's child and youth care program as a place to...
Child and youth care program receives accreditation
Lakeland College's child and youth care diploma program has earned accreditation from the Child and Youth Care Educational Accreditation Board of Canada. Accreditation acknowledges Lakeland as a provider of quality post-secondary education in the field of child and youth care. The accreditation...
Influencing the future of sustainable agriculture
Lakeland College alumna Jess Verstappen credits her passion for youth in agriculture, and sustainable farming with landing her on the list of Canada's most influential people in agriculture. Canadian Western Agribition released the top 50 most influential people in Canadian agriculture list for...
Virtual competition a unique catalyst for students to showcase skills
Five Lakeland College business students competed against 50 of the province's brightest post-secondary business students in the first virtual Alberta Deans of Business Case Competition. While the competition was hosted in a different format, the virtual experience didn't hinder what Mary Novick...
The facets of choice and fate: alumnus shares how he got his start in law
It's astonishing how a moment of error can alter a path believed to be so clearly laid out. This is, at least, applicable to Lakeland College alumnus Jeremy Wakefield, Class of 1993 university transfer. With aspirations of entering the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Wakefield enrolled in...