Local News

MLA Scott Cyr visited Elk Point Council on July 14 to hear about local needs and priorities.

City of Cold Lake council passed a motion to provide a letter of support to the Cold Lake Agricultural Society as part of an application to the provincial Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP), at council’s special meeting on July 15.

According to Mackinder Singh, head coach of the Voyageurs' men's and women's soccer and futsal squads, training starts on Aug. 3.

Hot dogs were handed out, kids were laughing, and freezies were melting fast in the hands of happy families at Lefebvre Heights Park on July 17, as Cold Lake and District FCSS hosted a Neighbourhood Block Party.

A poet from Saddle Lake Creen Nation is among the 83 people named members of the Order of Canada. Sky Dancer Louise Bernice Halfe also received the King’s Coronation Medal for her work preserving and passing on Plains Cree culture.

The City of Cold Lake awarded the full $7,500 Municipal Election Forum Grant to the Grand Centre Lions Club to help cover the cost of organizing a municipal election forum ahead of the 2025 fall municipal election.

A campaign to attract remote workers across western Canada to consider Elk Point as their new home was launched last Monday.

BONNYVILLE – The Bonnyville and District Chamber of Commerce (BDCC) is hosting its annual Business Resiliency Awards, and folks can now head to their website to nominate a worthy local business.

The Bonnyville Municipal Library has kicked off its summer programming with a host of different activities, making the library a great summer hangout for everyone.

Bonnyville–Cold Lake–St. Paul MLA Scott Cyr fielded a wide range of questions during a July 16 townhall held at the Cold Lake Seniors Society.