Beyond Local

The Lakeland Jr. B Heat lacrosse team strung together their best season in franchise history in 2015 marching all the way to the third round of the playoffs.

Unemployment rates continue to climb in Cold Lake, as local businesses experience a significant drop in sales, further fuelling a downturn initiated by low oil prices.

The Cold Lake Ice have had quite the year in 2015, becoming five-time league champions and undergoing numerous changes on and off the ice.

Imperial Oil upped production at their Cold Lake operations by 40,000 barrels per day in early 2015 as the new Nabiye expansion facility came online.

A massive wildfire destroyed over 31,000 hectares (313 square kilometres) of land out on the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range when it burned from late May into June.

Months of planning and anticipation paid off for the city, as they finally rolled out the new Cold Lake Transit System in August. “I'm very excited, it was a big team project.

The Cold Lake Public Library is being recognized for their contribution to arts and culture within the community.

The Cold Lake Alpine Ski Society is busy preparing to host their first race in over five years: the 2016 Kinosoo Blizzard Blast. As many as 250 young ski racers will descend on Kinosoo Ridge Snow Resort from Jan.

The Cold Lake Ambulance Society (CLAS) has to explore alternative sources of funding after the MD of Bonnyville council rejected their request for money to buy a new ambulance.

After finding a lack of success in their attempt to gather funding, the John Howard Society has reexamined their proposal for Cold Lake.