Cold Lake News

Shortly after 12 p.m. on June 6, both lanes of Highway 28, just south of Cold Lake, were closed as emergency responders arrived on scene to address a serious motor vehicle collision between a car and truck. One lane has since been reopened as an investigation continues.

Graduating students from Assumption Jr/Sr High School crossed the stage in style as they marked the final year of their high school education.

A 15-year-old resident of Abbotsford, B.C., who was reported missing by her family may be in the Cold Lake area, according to RCMP. There is a concern for her safety and wellbeing.

A pen pal program is being offered this summer through several Northern Lights Library System libraries across the region.

City council approved an average tax rate increase of 3.55 per cent for 2023.

After a six-month investigation, police are charging a 47-year-old Cold Lake man alleged to have been driving the vehicle that struck a 15-years-old girl at the intersection of Highway 28 and 43rd Avenue on the evening of Oct. 31, 2022.

UCP candidate elect Scott Cyr swept the Bonnyville-Cold-Lake-St. Paul riding, taking about 75 per cent of the vote according to reports by Elections Alberta shortly after midnight on May 30.

UCP candidate Scott Cyr is leading in the polls by more than 800 votes compared to NDP candidate Caitlyn Blake, as more than half of the polling stations in the Bonnyville-Cold Lake- St. Paul are reporting ballot counts.

ATCO staff from across the northeast region, from as far away as Fort McMurray, travelled to the Cold Lake Energy Centre on May 26 to throw a community barbecue in partnership with the Oilers Entertainment Group.

Charges have been laid against a Cold Lake tattoo artist and police believe there could be more victims.