2025 News
A teacher’s passion for learning leads to President’s Medal
After spending 10 years as a teacher, Kylie Field returned to the classroom with a new goal: becoming an environmental professional. The decision brought her to Lakeland College, where she embraced new challenges, pursued opportunities outside the classroom and rediscovered her passion for learning....
President’s Medalist is building community and earning recognition
Receiving the President's Medal gave Emry Marchand an opportunity to reflect on the connections, experiences and accomplishments that shaped her time at Lakeland College. “I feel so incredibly honoured to receive this award,” she says. “When I got the call about the award, I couldn’t stop...
SRT program delivers skills, confidence and connection
When Dallas Fletcher first signed up for Lakeland College’s street rod technologies (SRT) program, he expected to learn more about restoring vehicles. What he didn’t expect was that the experience would also become a shared project with his father — and a highlight in both of their lives. Dallas...
Unfinished business: Braden Kereliuk returns to Skills Canada and strikes gold
A bronze medal would have been enough for some competitors. For Braden Kereliuk, it felt like unfinished business. When the steamfitter-pipefitter apprentice left the Skills Canada National Competition last year with a bronze, he was proud of the result. It was his first time on the national stage,...
More than market value
At 16, Chandra Reilly experienced homelessness. Nearly two decades later, she has built a career centred on valuing homes, ensuring fairness for property owners and shaping the future of the appraisal and assessment profession across Canada and beyond. For this Lakeland College alumna, it’s a...