Sarah Baker

4 days ago | sylvanlakenews.com | Sarah Baker

École Our Lady of the Rosary School's Grade 2 French Immersion Teacher, Kaela Masikewich, has been awarded the prestigious Alberta French Educator of the Year Award. Masikewich received the award in front of her students and colleagues at the conclusion of the school's Christian Leadership Awards Ceremony on the morning of Tuesday, June 17. "I think just to be nominated alone is such an incredible honour.

4 days ago | sylvanlakenews.com | Sarah Baker

Pogadl Park Phase 4 work is being paid for using debt borrowing. In regard to deciding which projects to use debt borrowing for and which ones not to, the Town of Sylvan Lake looks first at the availability of other funding sources, Director of Corporate Services Darren Moore said. "We look for grants and use reserves, if there is an adequate balance in the reserve(s), considering all other demands, and then use debt if needed.

1 week ago | sylvanlakenews.com | Sarah Baker

Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors, in partnership with AECOM, will be hosting an open house on June 25 in Sylvan Lake. During the open house, an update about the Highway 20 Twinning Functional Planning Study between Highway 11 and Highway 12 will be shared. The study is being done in order to develop a long-term plan for Highway 20 to become a 4-lane divided highway between Highway 11 and Highway 12.

1 week ago | sylvanlakenews.com | Sarah Baker

Each year, the Best of Sylvan Lake Reader's Choice Awards recognize businesses and organizations in various categories. The three businesses recognized for their achievements in Customer Service were Unleashed Pet Grooming Studio Ltd., Rapid Auto Solutions, and Global Pet Foods. For Unleashed Pet Grooming Co-owners Maddie Randle and Shayla Thiels, customer service isn't just about the people that walk through the door, but also about their furry animal clients.

1 week ago | sylvanlakenews.com | Sarah Baker

Dr. Carli Van Dyk is now working in Sylvan Lake out of the Sylvan Medical Centre and the Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS). “It’s a pleasure to announce the arrival of Dr. Van Dyk to Sylvan Lake,” Devin Dreeshen, Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors, and MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, said.