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Jamie Pickett with a group of fellow students during a night extrication exercise

Fort McMurray fire inspires EST student to become a firefighter

November 19, 2019

Jamie Pickett moved away from his hometown of Fort McMurray only one month before wildfire swept through the city in 2016 and burned most of it to the ground. It was his experience watching his hometown burn and the firefighters who rushed to the rescue that inspired him to look into becoming a...

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2019 crop research team in front of New Holland combine

Student-led crop research a win-win

November 19, 2019

Lakeland's Student-Managed Farm Powered by New Holland (SMF) crop research unit took a look at field pea phosphorous fertility as part of an Alberta Pulse Growers Zone 5 project last year. As part of their SMF class, the unit (pictured below) designed the project and wrote a proposal to request...

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University transfer students tutor kids at St. Joseph Elementary School on Nov. 7.

New tutoring project puts UT students in local classrooms

November 18, 2019

While local elementary students were brushing up on their math, Lakeland's university transfer (UT) students were getting a taste of teaching before fulfilling their degree. From October to November, Grade 2 to 7 students from St. Joseph Elementary School were treated to tutoring sessions from...

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