Bird names that describe a physical feature are especially helpful when one considers that 310 species make Alberta home and another 110 species visit our province from time to time. Not having thought deeply about the number of toes on birds by species, our curiosity about a sixth species of woodpecker, this one having only […]
The Bonnyville Friendship Centre has moved back into its newly-expanded facility, and its director of operations Janet Gobert says the changes reach far beyond the Centre’s walls. The addition to the old Friendship Centre building adds capacity for more programming while improving both the practical and esthetic quality of the space. “We’re glad to be […]
When it comes to food, everybody—producers, processors, retailers, and especially consumers—is a stakeholder. The Connect For Food symposium in Vermilion April 15 will bring individuals and groups together to discuss the food business and our region’s place in it. Connect For Food workshops were something of a roadshow the past couple of years, with organizers […]
As many of you know, there is a seniors’ newspaper published out of Saskatchewan called The Senior Paper. It is excellent. It was first brought to my attention around 2018 as I was exploring launching Respect. At first, it took some of the wind out of my sails—here I was trying to set up a […]
The Bonnyville – Cold Lake chapter of l’Association Canadienne-Française de l’Alberta (ACFA) welcomed the community to its annual “sugar shack” celebration on Saturday. The springtime sugaring-off tradition coincides with Francophone Month, which is celebrated everyMarch by French-speaking people around the world. This year is especially significant for the Bonnyville – Cold Lake ACFA chapter as […]
At their annual awards ceremony March 8, the Cold Lake Women of Influence Committee honoured local women for making a difference in their community and in their chosen fields. Fifty-four women were nominated across seven categories, representing almost every facet of community involvement in a professional or volunteer capacity. Audrey McFarlane was named the Overall […]
“Bugs in the bladder” are not necessarily an infection A new study from the University of Alberta shows that roughly half of older patients admitted to University Hospital with urinary tract infections (UTIs) have been misdiagnosed. Dr. Bill Gibson is a geriatrics specialist and Assistant Professor in the Medicine and Dentistry faculty at U of […]
There was plenty of warmth as the Cold Lake Food Bank celebrated the Coldest Night of the Year with a fundraising walk. February 24 wasn’t the coldest night of the year according to the thermometer, but the weather did turn cool as the sun went down. The roughly 150 participants walked their choice of a […]
Applications have opened for the Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) in Cold Lake. CEIP is a financing program designed to help residential property owners pay for energy efficiency upgrades and renewable energy installations to their home. The City of Cold Lake has been approved for a grant of $627,600 and a loan of $1,255,280 from […]
The Alberta government has launched a panel to review the Seniors Lodge program. The panel was announced in January. It will be co-chaired by Leduc-Beaumont MLA Brandon Lunty and Alberta Seniors and Community Housing Association (ASCHA) president Arlene Adamson. The nine other panel members are municipal representatives, and representatives of social housing and seniors organizations. […]