News and Stories
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...
A message from Lakeland College's president (Covid Update)
I am reaching out to our community to share an update on the COVID-19 outbreak that is affecting our Vermilion campus. On April 5, Alberta Health Services (AHS) declared an outbreak at the Vermilion campus and we are working with them as they investigate it as per their usual process. The investigation...
MNP donates $90,000 to grow ag tech programming & research
MNP has donated $90,000 to Lakeland College's Leading. Learning. The Lakeland Campaign in support of programming and research initiatives focused on agriculture technology. A portion of MNP's gift will help fund equipment for the Agriculture Technology Centre at the Vermilion campus. This facility...
Bringing Band in the Sand home
Student organizers are turning Lakeland College's annual Band in the Sand into a streamed concert series everyone can enjoy throughout the month of March. COVID-19 made the traditional Band in the Sand experience - 2,000 people attending a live concert at Lakeland's Equine Centre - impossible...
Passion drives alumnus to open mechanic shop
Ryan Baker was four years into a job when he realized he wanted to make a change. Through hard work, dedication and a little bit of luck, he made his dreams come true in 2020, opening Studebaker Industries Ltd., a repair shop in Mannville, Alta. “I was working up by Smokey Lake. It was very cold,...