Maintenance standards increase as cemeteries see upgrades

NEWS RELEASE
April 13, 2021
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Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake is reminding those with loved ones interred at a municipal cemetery that monuments and tributes left at plots should conform to the maintenance guidelines in the City’s Cemetery policy.

“The City has taken steps to ensure that its cemetery policies are consistent with those in place in other communities and that they provide for a standard of maintenance that allows everyone to experience a well-maintained space...

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City investing over $4 million in road and trail upgrades

NEWS RELEASE
April 9, 2021
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Cold Lake, AB – The 2021 summer construction season will be a busy and rewarding one, with over $4 million in roadway and trail improvements confirmed and set to begin soon.

The annual Capital Road Improvement Program will see $2.2 million invested to repair and extend the life of asphalt on roads deemed to be high-priority areas.

“We use computer software which takes into account the amount of surface stress placed on each road, along with a formula...

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City to allow temporary outdoor dining

NEWS RELEASE
April 8, 2021
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Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake will allow temporary outdoor dining areas in an effort to ease the stress placed on restaurants by the COVID-19 restrictions.

On April 6, the Government of Alberta announced a move back to its Step 1 restrictions. The move restricts indoor dining effective April 10, but allows outdoor dining to continue.

“We know many businesses weathered the restrictions, and then were told they could open up, albeit under a limited...

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City increases fines, establishes reporting tool to curb graffiti

NEWS RELEASE
April 7, 2021
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Cold Lake, AB – The City is cracking down on graffiti vandalism by increasing fines for perpetrators and establishing a new web-based tool to report graffiti and encourage its timely removal.

“We’ve seen a jump in the number of residents reporting graffiti, whether it’s on their business, home, vehicles, or on public property,” said Mayor Craig Copeland. “Many of these complaints are coming from our downtown business community, but it’s not concentrated...

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City, M.D. sign ‘historic’ collaboration framework

NEWS RELEASE
March 25, 2021
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Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake and the Municipal District of Bonnyville have come to terms on an Intermunicipal Collaboration agreement, which paves the way for cooperation and communication between the two municipalities in the years to come.

Both Cold Lake City Council and the M.D. Council ratified the Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework (ICF) agreement, which defines the services used by residents of both municipalities, identifies which...

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