2025 News
Future first responders welcome to attend ETC Info Session
Lakeland College’s Emergency Training Centre (ETC) will be throwing open its doors to welcome the next generation of future firefighters and first responders on Friday, Aug. 22 at the Fire and Emergency Services Program Info Session. “We know the ETC offers students the best training opportunities...
Checking off the bucket list with street rod technology
Restoring his ’76 Corvette is a bucket list item for Trevor Whelan and, after completing Lakeland College’s street rod technology (SRT) microcredentials, he’s got the skills he needs to get the job done. “I’ve been working on the car for three or four years now,” Whelan says. “It...
BASEM practicums provide hands-on experience
Lessons learned in the classroom are only a small part of Lakeland College’s bachelor of applied science: environmental management program (BASEM). Designed for students already holding a two-year diploma in environmental sciences, the BASEM program tacks on two more years of post-secondary studies...
City kid finds fulfillment in agriculture
Lisa Koladich considers herself “one of the token city kids” of the 2014 crop unit on Lakeland College’s Student-Managed Farm – Powered by New Holland (SMF). The crop technology alumna grew up in Sherwood Park, Alta., and was inspired to seek an agricultural career by weekends spent at her...
Lakeland apprentices medal at Skills Canada
Lakeland College sent two apprentices to compete for Team Alberta at Skills Canada and both of them came home with more hardware. Logan Peters, carpenter and Braden Kereliuk, steamfitter-pipefitter, both qualified to compete at Skills Canada after coming in first in their divisions in Skills Canada...