Council votes to create corporation to oversee medical clinic

Please note: A Public Hearing originally anticipated to take place in February has now been scheduled for January 24, 2023 at 6:00 p.m, in Council Chambers at Cold Lake City Hall.

Cold Lake, AB – Cold Lake City Council voted in favour of commencing the legislated process for creating a Municipally Controlled Corporation (MCC) that will operate a medical clinic in the community.

If successful, the MCC will be registered as “Cold Lake Primary Care Medical Clinic Ltd.”, and will be created with the...

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Council passes 2023 budgets, forecasts 3.3% tax increase

Cold Lake, AB – Cold Lake City Council passed its 2023 Capital and Operating Budgets yesterday, funding a one-year extension to the commercial security program and a shift to 24-hour peace officer presence, while also maintaining existing programs and services in the face of rising costs.

The budgets were passed with a total of just under $72 million in expenditures. The 2023 Operating Budget was passed at $54.8 million, inclusive of a transfer to the capital budget of $6.4 million. The Capital Budget...

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City of Cold Lake begins issuing 2023 pet licences

Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake will begin to issue 2023 pet licences at City Hall and online today.

There will be no charge for 2023 Cold Lake pet licences as the City transitions to operating the municipal animal control services out of the new Animal Care and Control Centre, located at 5022 62 Street in Cold Lake South, but owners will still need to have 2023 tags for their pets.

“We will issue 2023 animal licences at no charge while our staff stand up the new program in-house over the course...

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City of Cold Lake Receives National Public Works Week Award

Cold Lake, AB - The Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) has selected Cold Lake as the winner of the CPWA 2022 Nation Public Works Week (NPWW) award. This is Cold Lake’s fourth time receiving the award, competing against other Canadian municipalities with a population under 25,000. Cold Lake received the honour in 2016, 2017 and in 2021.

On behalf of CPWA, APWA-Alberta Chapter President Mike Haanen and APWA-Alberta Chapter President-Elect Joe Guido presented Deputy Mayor Adele Richardson with...

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City looking to increase support for Ukrainian refugees

Cold Lake, AB – In response to unique challenges presented to Ukrainian refugees arriving in Cold Lake, City Council has taken steps to provide additional support to the displaced Ukrainians who have fled the war in their home country.

Council passed the Ukrainian Arrival Temporary Assistance Policy at its October 25 council meeting. The policy aims to help offset some of the costs to Ukrainian families incurred during the process of relocating to Cold Lake.

“The Ukrainian families who have moved...

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