City begins recovery after cyber attack

Recovery efforts are now taking place in the City of Cold Lake after a cyber attack that encrypted and held ransom some of its systems on Tuesday, July 23.

“Once we determined that personal data and sensitive information was not affected, our priority was getting our services back up and running,” said CAO Kevin Nagoya. “Our doors are open. We are here to continue providing programs and services to the city.”

Phone lines have been forwarded at City Hall and the Energy Centre, meaning the public...

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City still battling through cyber attack

The City of Cold Lake continues to deal with the cyber attack that breached its online security systems on Tuesday, July 23.

“We have some new information and have made some progress in getting back up and running,” said CAO Kevin Nagoya. “Our IT team has been working diligently and has been successful on standing up various site-specific applications on alternate secured networks within the City.”

Although phone systems are still down, some payment systems are back up and able to accept credit...

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Cyber attack shuts down City servers

The City of Cold Lake has shut down its servers in response to a successful cyber attack breaching its online security systems.

The Information Technology (IT) Department was quick to respond to the threat, isolating and protecting unaffected systems, while working diligently to assess the damage and further threat from the attack. 

“To our knowledge at this time, no personal data or sensitive information has been compromised,” said CAO Kevin Nagoya. “This information sits on separate servers from...

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Pigeon population sparks conversation

Cold Lake, AB – Council discussed a complaint regarding a community-wide pigeon problem at a special meeting called on Tuesday, July 16.

A concerned resident is appealed to council to investigate and deal with what he perceives is an increase of pigeons in the city, specifically in Cold Lake South, where several pigeons were being spotted on a regular basis. Concerns were raised relating to nuisance, property damage, and community health issues that could potentially be caused by pigeons.

At this...

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City purchases hangar to house aircraft maintenance school

Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake has purchased a hangar at the Cold Lake regional airport, with the intention of turning it into an instructional space for the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering School.

The project is a partnership between Portage College and the City of Cold Lake. Aircraft Maintenance Engineers are in demand not only throughout Canada, but across the globe. The City of Cold Lake began the project in 2020 as a means to help diversify the local economy with a focus on both...

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