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COLD LAKE - Cold Lake’s youngest residents rang in the New Year in grand fashion at the Reid Field House in the Cold Lake Energy Centre on Dec. 31.  

Relics of the Canadian Martyrs will be in St. Paul on Jan. 23 as part of a winter tour of Western Canada for the 2025 Jubilee Year. The relics include the skull of St. Jean de Brébeuf, and the bones of both St. Charles Garnier and St. Gabriel Lalemant.

As Liberal party brass begins to chart course for an expedited race to find Justin Trudeau's successor, potential contenders are weighing whether or not to join the fray -- including former central banker Mark Carney.

The load will transport a coke drum, which is used in the oil refining process, and will weigh 444,144 kg. The drum is 8.7 metres wide, 10.2 metres high, and 47 metres long. It will be carried by a trailer with 192 wheels.

City of Cold Lake council has authorized a renewed letter of support for Lakeland Catholic School Division’s proposed new high school to be located at Imperial Park/Cold Lake Energy Centre, during its regular meeting on Dec. 10.  

The federal government has announced new regulations that will require oil and gas companies to reduce emissions by one-third over eight years starting in 2026

Out with the old and in with the new, as the old saying goes. For many people, the end of a year and the outlook of a new one brings hope for the future, including new opportunities and the possibility that things are going to get better.

Trudeau said Canadians deserve a real choice in the next election.

Philip Byrne of EllisDon, a construction services company that is helping to build the new swimming pool in Lac La Biche, says construction is going good, with the basement walls and slab done.