Council votes to push Bike Park forward

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September 12, 2019
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Cold Lake, AB – The Cold Lake Bicycle Park is pushing forward, despite potential hurdles ahead.

On Tuesday, Council voted in favour to proceed as quickly as possible with the Cold Lake Bicycle Skills Park & Trails – Ride / Training Centre Master Plan, pending any environmental screening and historical resources approvals.

“This park has a huge volunteer base from the community looking to support the project,” said Mayor Craig Copeland. “It’s...

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Casting in Cold Lake

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August 16, 2019
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Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake is coming to a podcast near you.

“Casting in Cold Lake” will be a podcast featuring elected officials and administration from the city talking about current events, issues, and answering popular questions.

“Apparently we talk a lot,” joked Mayor Craig Copeland. “We definitely have a lot to say, so when the proposal of hosting our own podcast came up, council jumped at the opportunity.”

The initial episodes will...

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Cold Lake continues to work with AHS to monitor water quality

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July 25, 2019
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COLD LAKE – The City of Cold Lake continues to liaise with Alberta Health Services (AHS) to monitor water conditions at the designated swimming area at Kinosoo Beach.

The AHS water quality advisory for the beach remains in place, as the average of the test results remains above acceptable levels of the enterococcus bacteria in the provincial guidelines. It should be noted that only designated swimming areas are tested. The Advisory is only applicable...

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Council supports upcoming arts festival

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July 19, 2019
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Cold Lake, AB – Artists in the city are getting ready for the second annual Verge Arts Festival in Cold Lake, and city council recently voted to sponsor the event.

“We have an extraordinary amount of talent in our community, and council is proud to support this endeavor to help give artists an opportunity to showcase their work,” said Mayor Craig Copeland.

The Verge Arts Festival encompasses several different varieties of the arts, including theatre,...

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City will monitor road test availability in Cold Lake

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July 16, 2019
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Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake is working to understand concerns about impacts that changes to the delivery of driver’s examinations are having in the community.

“We’ve heard that residents are having trouble accessing this service,” Mayor Craig Copeland said. “There are concerns in the community that people trying to access road tests are facing severe waiting times.”

Last year, the former provincial government made the decision to stop delivering...

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