OHV bylaw amended to allow riders access to some amenities

Cold Lake, AB – Cold Lake City Council made changes to the City’s Off-Highway Vehicle Bylaw that allow people accessing the city by OHVs greater access to amenities.

The new bylaw allows OHV drivers to access and park at businesses providing short-term living accommodations such as a hotel, motel, or a bed and breakfast. Operators may also park their vehicle on a designated OHV trail for up to three hours, provided they do not obstruct other vehicles from using the trail.

Previous restrictions...

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Beautification award winners announced

Cold Lake, AB – Seven residents were awarded a Community Beautification Award for the efforts made to their properties in 2023.

“We are so proud of the work and dedication that our residents put into their residences and businesses to help keep Cold Lake looking as beautiful as it does,” said Mayor Craig Copeland.

The seven award winners were: Jennifer Hetherington, Leeland Hiebert, Thomas Isenor and Hannah Penn, Matthew Luxmore, Samantha Macken, Robert Ofstie, and Twyla Rettman. Each winner was...

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City sponsoring chuckwagon races in summer

Cold Lake, AB – Chuckwagons will be rolling into Cold Lake this summer.

The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) will be coming to the Cold Lake Ag Society, and the City of Cold Lake will a sponsor of the event.

“Chuckwagons are always a great show, and we’re thrilled to have their wagons race into our city,” said Mayor Craig Copeland. “The CPCA was last here in 2011, and we’re long overdue to see them return.”

The Cold Lake Agricultural Society in conjunction with Lakeland Connect...

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Council creates tax subclasses, provides tax incentive to market vacant land for development

Cold Lake, AB – Cold Lake City Council passed a bylaw and two policies that together create a program aimed at encouraging building and growth on empty, but ready-to-develop land within the community.

Firstly, the council passed a bylaw that created tax subclasses for vacant commercial and vacant residential properties. In this case, vacant property is defined by policy as property that is subdivided for commercial or residential uses, but which has not been built upon or developed for any of...

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Person with weapon discovered at Energy Centre

Cold Lake, AB – There was a heavy police presence at the Energy Centre after the discovery of a person with a weapon was found on the second floor. 

On Friday, Feb. 9, at approximately 8:30 a.m., two people were involved in an incident with a weapon on the second floor of the Energy Centre, near the back of the Reid Field House. A municipal enforcement officer patrolling the area encountered the two individuals and discovered the weapon, at which point RCMP were called for assistance in the...

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