Beyond Local

A new trades lab at Cold Lake Middle School is giving local students a hands-on opportunity to learn about construction and other skilled trades.

For 25 years, the Northern Lights Lions Club of Cold Lake has been playing Santa for hundreds of children throughout the area. This year is no exception. The 25th annual Santas Anonymous will be commencing on Dec. 8 at 11 a.m.

The City of Cold Lake has wrapped up their 2016 budget deliberations on the “biggest budget the city has ever worked with” coming in at a total of $87.6 million.

Three and four-year old children in Cold Lake are benefitting from a new agreement between St. Dominic Elementary School and Happy House Daycare.

A mediator has been called in to assist negotiations between Points West Living and its employees. The decision to seek assistance comes in the midst of contract negotiations between the employer and staff.

Cold Lake RCMP met with a representative from the Cold Lake mosque to reassure local Muslims against potential backlash after a spike in Islamophobic incidents around the country following the Paris attacks.

The City of Cold Lake is in the midst of drafting their 2016 budget, and council is determined to hold the line on taxes for local residents and business owners. “The big concern on city council is the economy.

The Cold Lake Ice are moving up in the NEAJBHL standings after picking up a pair of wins on the weekend. Following a disappointing 4-3 shootout loss to Frog Lake on Wednesday, the Ice trampled the Vermilion Tigers 5-1 Friday night.

The Christmas season is fast approaching and the Lakeland Humane Society is hoping the holiday spirit will benefit the animals in need. “It is our busiest time of the year.

A new college will open its door to students in Cold Lake next spring. Red Deer-based Northern Institute of Massage Therapy (NIMT) will be opening a second campus in March or April 2016, located in Cold Lake.