Special Project Grant gives funding to four programs

Cold Lake, AB – A total of $8,000 has been given out between four local groups through the Cold Lake and District FCSS Special Project Grant Program.

“This funding is set aside for specific social programs,” said Mayor Craig Copeland. “It’s not as widely known as some of our other grant programs, but it’s just as important. We would like to see more groups applying to it if they fit the criteria.”

Grant funding was awarded in the amount of $2,000 each to the following applicants:

• Alberta Health...

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Council concerned with accessibility, mobility issues at assisted living facility

Cold Lake, AB – At its meeting on Aug. 27, Council decided to advocate for the Cold Lake Points West Living – Assisted Living Complex to alleviate concerns relating to access and egress from the second floor of its facility in Cold Lake.

“Accessibility and mobility are very important in an assisted living facility, and we’ve heard that the elevator in the facility has suffered frequent outages,” said Mayor Craig Copeland. “It’s not just this facility in Cold Lake, either. From what we’ve heard,...

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Council delays mobile vendor changes to avoid business interruptions

Cold Lake, AB – After Council’s Corporate Priorities Committee made a recommendation to make changes to the placement of food trucks and mobile vendors at Kinosoo Beach, Council voted at their August 13, 2024 meeting to postpone the discussion so that the vendors’ current season would not be interrupted.

Council will consider further feedback from the vendors who appeared as delegation at the meeting and expressed their concern at the possibility of not being able to use parking spaces along 1...

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Council approves summer community grants, sponsorships

Cold Lake, AB – At a meeting this week, Cold Lake City Council approved the recommendations of the Community Grant Advisory Committee for the July 2024 intake for the Community Recreation, Art, Culture, and Heritage Investment Grant program. Also approved were three funding requests directly considered by Council.

Approved were the following grants under the Community Recreation, Art, Culture and Heritage Investment Grant program:

• 4 Wing Cold Lake Base Fund (PSP) - $2,625 for the 2024 Volksmarch...

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Cleanup of illegal camps continues as rumours persist about their cause

Cold Lake, AB – Cold Lake continues its work to strike a balance between providing shelter and support for its vulnerable population while also providing for public safety by curbing illegal encampments, aggressive panhandling, and property crime.
 
Statistics provided by the Cold Lake John Howard Society show that the majority of the population living in the shelter and in camps around the city are from the City of Cold Lake and the immediate surrounding area.
 
“This is a societal issue that...

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