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City to remove overgrown trees and brush from alleyways
Posted on Friday, May 28, 2021 03:18 PM
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May 28, 2021
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Cold Lake, AB – Crews contracted by the Parks department will be removing tree and brush overgrowth from Cold Lake alleyways during the month of June, as part of a multi-year Vegetation Management program throughout the city.
The project involves cutting and trimming overgrown branches that could pose a risk to safety or inhibit vehicle or foot traffic from moving through the alley. From June 1-25, residents may see workers on ladders or in bucket trucks...
Council sets 2021 tax rate for near-zero tax increase
Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2021 03:21 PM
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May 27, 2021
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Cold Lake, AB – At its regular meeting held this week, City Council set the municipal tax rates for 2021, which will result in a near-zero tax increase of 0.08 per cent.
The residential tax rate is set at 8.8555, the multi-family residential rate is 8.9470, and the non-residential rate is 12.7975. All qualified, annexed properties will be taxed at the rate set by the Municipal District of Bonnyville or the City of Cold Lake, whichever is lower, as per...
Court finds decision to withhold PILT for golf club unfair, unreasonable
Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 03:24 PM
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May 12, 2021
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Cold Lake, AB – A federal court judge has ruled that the federal government, through the Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada and the Department of Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), did not afford the City of Cold Lake procedural fairness, nor did it make reasonable decisions when it withheld payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) relating to CFB Cold Lake’s golfing facilities for 2019 and 2020.
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Fire Chief urges caution during tinder-dry conditions
Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 03:27 PM
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May 11, 2021
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Cold Lake, AB – Cold Lake Fire-Rescue is urging residents to use caution and common sense when lighting recreational fires, after 33 firefighters spent more than 5 hours battling a blaze which destroyed several buildings.
The April 25 fire near English Bay Road and Horseshoe Bay resulted in the loss of a barn, storage shed, gazebo and several trailers. Cold Lake volunteer firefighters were able to bring the flames under control before they spread to...
Cold Lake hopes Line 5 debate becomes a lesson on pipelines’ importance
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2021 04:29 PM
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May 6, 2021
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Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake is concerned that the future operation of a critical piece of energy infrastructure remains uncertain with less than one week before a deadline to shut down.
The Governor of Michigan has ordered the Line 5 pipeline be shut down by May 12. In a letter written to the Speaker of the House of Commons, Member of Parliament for Banff-Airdrie, Blake Richards confirms through the Ministry of Natural Resources that the pipeline...
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