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. […]
What a weekend! Lakeland communities took advantage of the beautiful weather to offer all kinds of activities leading up to the Family Day holiday on Monday. Events were prudently planned to take the unpredictability of weather into account: there were plenty of indoor activities for people to enjoy regardless of temperature or precipitation. But the […]
The Lakeland Cross-Country Ski Club is making the best of a challenging season. The club hosted a Family Fun Ski on Saturday, with free use of equipment on its trails at St. PaulGolf Course. Many local individuals and families took advantage of the snow and the beautiful mild weather. Snow has been in short supply […]
The fourth annual Cold Lake Ice Fishing Tournament ran from Friday to Sunday this past weekend, and the anglers are going home happy. Four hundred entries were accepted for the tournament, which is Age Friendly Cold Lake’s single biggest fundraiser. Prizes are awarded in several categories for the biggest lake trout caught and released. There […]
Fifty-four local women have been nominated in seven categories for the annual Cold Lake Women of Influence Awards, to be held on International Women’s Day: Friday, March 8. The awards are meant to celebrate exemplary women and their achievements, and to inspire all women to use their individual strengths and abilities to further themselves, their […]
There were several dozen people out on Sunday to enjoy the old-time music at the Jamboree in Cold Lake. The Cold Lake Seniors’ Society stage was the platform for the performers, but the real fun was on the dance floor—couples were up dancing from the very first song to the very last. Others enjoyed a […]
Construction has begun at the St. Paul and District Arts Foundation to convert their front space into an art gallery. The foundation supports several different visual and performing arts disciplines. The addition of a permanent gallery at its Maggie Porozni Arts Foundation Building will be completed by the end of June with help from a […]
Northeastern Alberta playoffs for the Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games events are complete. The provincial games will be conducted in a series of individual tournaments throughout the province, rather than as one multi-sport meet. Technically, Alberta is completing its 2023 Winter Games this month. Some sports have already held their provincial qualifiers, with participants advancing […]