Cold Lake, AB – Two new personal-use water stations have been installed in Cold Lake this summer.

Residents may have already spotted these new additions – one at Kinosoo Beach, and one in the downtown sector.

“We wanted to provide residents and visitors with a place to fill their water bottles or have access to fresh drinking water,” said Mayor Craig Copeland. “So far, these stations have had a lot of usage.”

The station at Kinosoo Beach includes a drinking fountain on either side of the water bottle fill, whereas the downtown station is only a filling station for bottles or other water receptacles. The downtown bottle fill station was custom-made by the city’s Utilities Department and installed at the beginning of August. It is attached to a fire hydrant as a water supply.

“We felt it was important to provide access to water for everyone in our community, especially during some of our hotter summer days,” said Copeland.

All stations will be operational seasonally, depending on the weather.

The creation of these stations was in the 2023 Capital Budget under Water Bottle Fill Stations, with a budget of $20,000.

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