2025 News
2020 President's Gala update
With much regret, Lakeland College has decided to cancel the 2020 President's Gala that was scheduled for March 26. While sponsorship support for the event was strong, ticket sales were not. This resulted in the difficult decision to cancel the gala. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the...
Igniting a passion for trades
There are many reasons a high school student might choose to take a dual credit program, but for two current Lakeland students, the result was the same - the program ignited a passion for welding. For Tiegan Larouche, a third-year welding apprentice and graduate of Dr. Folkins Community School...
Students share the therapeutic value of pets
In the veterinary field, connecting with people is just as essential as connecting with their pets. It's a large part of why the work that the animal health technology (AHT) students' community outreach committee on the public relations team is so important. Not only does this work promote the...
60 years and counting for Emergency Training Centre
For more than six decades, Lakeland's Emergency Training Centre (ETC) has trained leaders for the frontline of emergency services. When ETC—then known as the Fire Officers Training School—opened in 1959 under the jurisdiction of the Alberta Fire Commissioner's Office, approximately 100 aspiring...
Social savvy student shares enviro program adventures
From releasing raptors back into the wild to building shelters during a survival night, there's little that Stephanie Sitkowski does not share about her Lakeland College experience. Known as greeneyedgirl626 on Instagram, the second-year environmental sciences student is using the platform to...