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COLD LAKE - The City of Cold Lake participated in the 2024 Operation Red Nose campaign, contributing to a nationwide effort to promote road safety during the holiday season. 

Tim Spelliscy has served on the Covenant Health Board of Directors for seven years, and has now been appointed board chair, effective Jan. 1. The Bonnyville Health Centre is operated by Covenant Health.

The Royal Canadian Legion in Bonnyville hosted a 2025 New Year’s Eve party, calling it a “perfect way to say goodbye to 2024 and welcome 2025 with friends, laughter, and great music.

Plummeting numbers of volunteers threaten the sustainability of rural communities.

The manager Lac La Biche Sporting Goods says customers have been purchasing augers, bait, tents, tackle, and lures for ice fishing on lakes.

Members of Lac La Biche RCMP attended 12 calls for service from 7 p.m. on New Year’s Eve to 7 p.m. on New Year’s Day.

Fort McMurray man charged after dozens of items recovered at Athabasca County residence

The annual Glow Swim event took place on Dec. 31 at Portage College.

On the morning of Jan. 3, temperatures across the Lakeland near -30C.

Warm temperatures over the Dec. 27 weekend meant that people in the Lac La Biche area could enjoy outdoor winter activities.