NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2021

Cold Lake First Nations (CLFN) and the City of Cold Lake stand in solidarity and in mourning for the recently recovered mass graves, totalling over 1300 unidentified children across 6 Indian Residential School sites. This news has sparked national outrage in this country, and justifiably so.  

In recognition of these discoveries, we call on all residents in the Cold Lake region to join us in wearing orange on Canada Day. There will be moment of...

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June 25, 2021
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Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake’s Public Works department took the top provincial prize for its celebration of National Public Works Week in 2021.

The Alberta Public Works Association (APWA) presented the award to the City of Cold Lake in a virtual ceremony held last week.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way many of us do business but, when it comes to public works, you can’t fix a water main or a sewer line over a video call,” Mayor Craig...

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June 18, 2021
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Cold Lake, AB – Cold Lake City Council voted to provide a total of $19,000 in funding to assist Age Friendly Cold Lake Society.

“This is a new community group that is doing its best to provide assistance to our community’s seniors,” Mayor Craig Copeland said. “It can be challenging to find your footing as a not-for-profit, and council wanted to find a way to help the group as they get their start.”

The grant funds will be earmarked for assistance with...

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June 16, 2021
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Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake is getting ready to wrap up another successful Compost Days program, but there is still compost material left for those who need some.

“This is a great program that has excellent buy-in from the public in both providing organics for composting as well as the interest we see in the final product,” Mayor Craig Copeland said.

So far this year, about 610 residents of Cold Lake and the surrounding region have picked...

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June 10, 2021
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Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake’s Energy Centre and Imperial Park were targets of extensive vandalism and graffiti last weekend.

The vandalism occurred in the early morning of Saturday, June 5. Several sites were vandalized including property belonging to the Northern Lights School Division’s Cold Lake High School, the Energy Centre building, baseball dugouts, maintenance sheds, walkways,  and Energy Centre and Imperial Park signage.

“This...