Veterans, Legionnaires, and Cadets paraded together on Saturday to mark the 109th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The 1917 battle is a touchstone of Canadian history. All four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force fought together for the first time, pulling off a victory that stunned the Germans and impressed Canada’s allies, cementing […]
Travel Lakeland is hosting two open-house events next week, with the intention of getting people in tourism-related enterprises communicating with each other. Anyone involved in the sector—tourism operators, suppliers, governments—is welcome to attend. Tourism offers high returns for the region. Travel Lakeland’s project manager Michelle Wright says inbound travel is actually an export commodity. “People […]
Older adults are visiting food banks more often, operators say In today’s economic climate it is no surprise that residents in the Lakeland are feeling the pinch at the grocery store. Since 2022, grocery prices have risen by about 22 per cent while other consumer prices have gone up on average by 13 per cent, […]
While it’s a myth that men are the only perpetrators of gender-based violence (GBV), the fact remains that violence by men against women is by far largest category of offences. In spite of this—or because of this—men have an important role to play in leading the way out of the cycles of violence. Bonnyville Friendship […]
A coalition of Indigenous communities, farmers, and other Alberta landowners has announced its opposition to a proposed 600-kilometre carbon dioxide pipeline. The pipeline is part of the Pathways Project, a carbon capture and storage initiative of the Oil Sands Alliance. Under the proposal, CO2 will be extracted from oilsands project emissions, compressed into a liquid […]
“…God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen. “ Acts 10:40 We are in the season of Easter, Eastertide. It’s a fifty day season beginning with Easter Sunday and ending with Pentecost Sunday. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and the coming of the Holy Spirit, as […]
March is Le mois de la francophonie (Francophone Month) in Alberta, and local celebrations will continue all month long. ACFA, the provincial organization that promotes French-language interests and culture, is marking its centennial during this year’s Francophone Month festivities. The organization was founded in December of 1905. ACFA regional chapters in St Paul and Bonnyville […]
The Cold Lake Women of Influence Awards night March 6 wasn’t just about the prizes. The event was attended by nominees and their supporters as well as past winners, friends, families, dignitaries, and the community at large. It was a celebration of women and their many contributions to every aspect of community life. The evening […]
People today can reach for their phones and connect with anybody in the world. So why are we so alone? Kathryn Hotte, an Alberta-based training and development professional, says our dependence on electronic technology is robbing us of our ability to communicate on a human level. Hotte’s book, Txting 2 Talking : Disconnect to Reconnect, […]
Age Friendly Cold Lake (AFCL) scored some successes with their annual ice fishing tournament in February: 400 anglers came and had fun, and AFCL board chair Bonnie Folkard says it looks like a record year for fundraising. But most important, she says, is the awareness the organization is raising about making communities friendly for older […]