City of Cold Lake begins issuing 2023 pet licences

Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake will begin to issue 2023 pet licences at City Hall and online today.

There will be no charge for 2023 Cold Lake pet licences as the City transitions to operating the municipal animal control services out of the new Animal Care and Control Centre, located at 5022 62 Street in Cold Lake South, but owners will still need to have 2023 tags for their pets.

“We will issue 2023 animal licences at no charge while our staff stand up the new program in-house over the course...

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City of Cold Lake Receives National Public Works Week Award

Cold Lake, AB - The Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) has selected Cold Lake as the winner of the CPWA 2022 Nation Public Works Week (NPWW) award. This is Cold Lake’s fourth time receiving the award, competing against other Canadian municipalities with a population under 25,000. Cold Lake received the honour in 2016, 2017 and in 2021.

On behalf of CPWA, APWA-Alberta Chapter President Mike Haanen and APWA-Alberta Chapter President-Elect Joe Guido presented Deputy Mayor Adele Richardson with...

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City looking to increase support for Ukrainian refugees

Cold Lake, AB – In response to unique challenges presented to Ukrainian refugees arriving in Cold Lake, City Council has taken steps to provide additional support to the displaced Ukrainians who have fled the war in their home country.

Council passed the Ukrainian Arrival Temporary Assistance Policy at its October 25 council meeting. The policy aims to help offset some of the costs to Ukrainian families incurred during the process of relocating to Cold Lake.

“The Ukrainian families who have moved...

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City wins two backup transit buses at auction

Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake was able to modernize its backup transit fleet after two buses similar to Cold Lake Transit’s newest models came up for auction.

After staff determined that the buses were in working condition and could be integrated in the fleet, a budget was allocated for the auction. The city was able to place winning bids of $7,000 on each of two 2006 NovaBus Model LFS. The buses will be rewrapped to the Cold Lake Transit branding and will replace the city’s 1992 MCI buses....

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Council passes parade policy in time for Saint Nick’s visit

Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake’s 2022 Santa Claus Parade will be the first to take place under a new policy aimed at governing the content of parades to ensure that messaging is family-friendly and consistent with the event being celebrated.  

“We had bylaws that required the parade route to be well-established in advance, and that the appropriate safety precautions and city permits issued before hand, but we did not have a policy that stated what was allowed and what was off the...

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