HJ Cody School held succful leadership event

HJ Cody welcomed keynote speakers Chris Gray and Ryan Straschniski to the Horizon’s Leadership event attended by 150 students from Eckville, Bentley, Rimbey, Fox Run and HJ Cody High School in Sylvan Lake. (File photo)
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Team Walker/Muyres skip Laura Walker, left, makes a shot as third Kirk Muyres sweeps while they play Team Einarson/Gushue at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, March 24, 2021. When Muyres decided to shift from men's team curling to mixed doubles, the upcoming Canadian championship was one of the top events circled on his calendar. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

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FILE - An Amazon logo appears on a delivery van, Oct. 1, 2020, in Boston. Amazon is pausing construction of its second headquarters in Virginia following the biggest round of layoffs in the company’s history and shifting landscape of remote work. The Seattle-based company is delaying the beginning of construction of PenPlace, the second phase of its headquarters development in Northern Virginia, said John Schoettler, Amazon’s real estate chief, in a statement. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic after being awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Issuing an international arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin will have negative consequences and will only prolong the war in Ukraine, Serbia's president said Sunday, March 19, 2023. The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader accusing him of war crimes on Friday. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

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University of Alberta Golden Bears goaltender Ethan Kruger, right, reacts as University of New Brunswick Reds' Cody Morgan celebrates his goal during the second period of USports University Cup men’s hockey championship gold medal action in Charlottetown, Sunday, March 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

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Simu Liu, left, and Ryan Peake of Nickelback perform during the Juno Awards in Edmonton on Monday, March 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Timothy Matwey

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A woman types on a laptop on a train in New Jersey on May 18, 2021. A panicked 14-year-old from British Columbia and his family paid $1,500 to a company that claimed it would recover intimate images that were being used to extort him. It didn’t. (Jenny Kane/The Canadian Press)

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he’d implement a countrywide standardized test for nurses and doctors, making it easier for them to switch provinces or enter Canada from other countries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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Governor General of Canada Mary Simon speaks during a visit to Bernard Constant Community School at James Smith Cree Nation, Sask., on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Simon is using her role to help build ties between Indigenous people across the globe — an effort experts say is leveraging a colonial institution to advance reconciliation abroad and bolster centuries of collaboration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu

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The Sylvan Lake Gulls are preparing for another big season. File photo of the Sylvan Lake Gulls field during the home opener of the 2022 season. (Photo by Ian Gustafson/ Advocate staff)

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Canada's Otto Lopez, left, celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against Colombia during the ninth inning of a World Baseball Classic game in Phoenix, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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These two RCMP officers were among the more than 50 people who dropped into the frigid waters of Sylvan Lake, Feb. 18 for the annual Polar Bear Dip. The event raised funds for multiple charities in the community. (Mark Weber/Black Press News Service)

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