COVID-19 News

Beginning June 10, Stage 2 of the Open for Summer Plan took effect, two weeks after 60 per cent of Albertans age 12-plus received at least one dose of vaccine and with COVID-19 hospitalizations well below 500 and still falling.

All Albertans 12 and older are now eligible to get vaccinated.

Getting some time outdoors every day if you can, is important to combat feelings of depression and anxiety that may come with self-isolation.

Good mental health isn’t about avoiding problems or trying to achieve a ‘perfect’ life. It’s about living well and feeling capable despite challenges.

If you have symptoms or known exposure to COVID-19, you must stay home and book your test online or call Health Link 811.

Symptoms of COVID-19 can vary from person to person, and may take up to 14 days to appear after exposure to COVID-19.

Slave Lake Addiction and Mental Health Services is continuing to provide counselling sessions through Zoom; an online and user-friendly communications tool for video conferencing—or by phone—Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm.

Due to changing conditions in the newspaper industry, it is no longer feasible for the Lakeside Leader to support mail-out subscriptions of its weekly newspaper.

To help minimize the risk of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection to community residents and staff, changes are being implemented at the Slave Lake Family Care Clinic. As of March 23, 2020, the clinic will be open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, until further notice. Physical distancing in the waiting area must be observed.

Until further noticem the the Ag-Info Centre will no longer offer crop, livestock, or other one-to-one specialist services.