Council approves grants, set to continue policy discussion

Cold Lake, AB – Cold Lake City Council considered several grant requests at its meeting this past Tuesday, accepting recommendations made by the Community Grant Advisory Committee.

Council approved a total of $17,087.69 in grants, some as recommended by the Community Grant Advisory Committee, and others which the committee felt that council should consider without a recommendation. 

At the Sept. 13 meeting, Chaired by Deputy Mayor Ryan Bailey, Council approved the following grants:

• Cold Lake...

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Public Works Week celebration brings home national award

Cold Lake, AB – Cold Lake has won a national award for its National Public Works Week celebrations – for a fifth time.

The Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) has awarded the City of Cold Lake with the 2023 National Public Works Week award for Community under 25,000, during its annual meeting at the end of August.

“We are always very proud of the hard work our staff put into National Public Works Week,” said Mayor Craig Copeland. “The whole week is filled with great events for the public to...

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Water stations installed at beach and downtown

Cold Lake, AB – Two new personal-use water stations have been installed in Cold Lake this summer.

Residents may have already spotted these new additions – one at Kinosoo Beach, and one in the downtown sector.

“We wanted to provide residents and visitors with a place to fill their water bottles or have access to fresh drinking water,” said Mayor Craig Copeland. “So far, these stations have had a lot of usage.”

The station at Kinosoo Beach includes a drinking fountain on either side of the water...

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City to award bid for Lakeshore Drive improvement project

Cold Lake, AB – Lakeshore Drive improvements are on the horizon, after city administration provided an update to City Council during the Aug. 8 regular meeting regarding the progress of the Lakeshore Drive Infrastructure Improvement Project.

The City of Cold Lake received five submissions in response to Request for Tender for the “Lakeshore Drive Infrastructure Improvements – Sheet Pile Wall”. 

Prior to this project going out to tender a second time, the City decided to split this project into two...

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Approved Rural Renewal Stream applications total 54

Approved Rural Renewal Stream applications total 54

Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake’s Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) approved 27 applications to the Cold Lake Rural Renewal stream at its August 10 meeting, bringing the total number of applications approved to 54.

The 54 applications approved represent local businesses who are looking to fill 96 positions. The committee also approved another 14 requests for letter of nomination under the program, which now total 22. These...

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