A spokesperson for Alberta health minister Adriana LaGrange says Client-Directed Home Care Invoicing (CDHCI) will be offered in the AHS North Zone, which includes Lakeland communities, “in the coming months.” The program allows privately-run home care providers to invoice AHS directly for services, as opposed to having clients submit receipts for reimbursement. “CDHCI was developed […]
The food bank at Bonnyville Friendship Centre got a solid influx of funds just when they need it most, thanks to a sold-out “Masquerade” Gala last Friday. The annual gala is the food bank’s single most important fundraiser, according to the Friendship Centre’s director of operations Janet Gobert. “There isn’t a lot of grant opportunities […]
Mayor, 4 Wing help Cold Lake Legion launch Poppy Campaign Cold Lake Branch 211 of the Royal Canadian Legion launched its Poppy Campaign on Friday, October 27. Branch president Todd Rorke presented the first poppies of 2023 to Cold Lake mayor Craig Copeland and representatives of the RCAF 4 Wing command team. Legion branches across […]
Curling is known as The Roarin’ Game, partly because of the rumbling sound of heavy granite sliding on pebbled ice. The game’s cousin, floor curling, is taking on a roar of its own. The wooden “rocks” that have been used in the game for years aren’t being made anymore, and the new version—plastic rocks that […]
Residents of Cherry Grove appear ready to support a firehall in their community. The M.D. of Bonnyville held an open house last Thursday to gauge support for the idea. The M.D.’s chief administrative officer Al Hoggan, Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority chief Dan Heney, and Ward 6 councillor Ben Fadeyiw were on hand to explain the […]
Thanksgiving took on a special meaning for members of Lakeland Lutheran Church. The congregation gathered in their church building for Thanksgiving Sunday service, the first time they have worshipped together in their building since it was damaged in a fire last fall. “People were thrilled about being able to just walk in their church,” said […]
History can be seen as a relay: children learn stories from their parents and grandparents, and then grow up to share those stories with their own children and grandchildren. The Elk Point Library and the Elk point Historical Society are keeping that relay baton moving forward. The Historical Society’s latest publication combines living history with […]
Schools, businesses, and community organizations marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with events and activities all through last week. The designated day is September 30. The Lakeland Society for Truth and Reconciliation held a Week of Commemoration with blanket and ribbon skirt workshops, a tour of the former Blue Quills residential school near […]
A Bonnyville-based care provider says she has not been able to find out if Alberta Health Services (AHS) intends to offer one of its programs, currently available in Edmonton and Calgary, to seniors and other clients in the Lakeland. Kathryn Vasseur, who operates Apidae Compassion Care, would like to see AHS offer its Client Directed […]
Cold Lake artist Patricia Coulter is going to France in January. While she’s thousands of kilometres from home, she’ll be studying the idea of… “home?” Coulter has been accepted for a two-week residency at Chateau Orquevaux near Paris. While there, she’ll be working alongside other artists and writers—each pursuing their own projects, but at the […]