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Earlier this year, Northern Lights Public Schools announced that Buffalo Lake, the only Métis settlement in Alberta without an onsite school, had been approved for the funding.

People wearing high-visibility vests and warm applause surrounded Cold Lake City Hall on May 16 as the municipality officially raised the flag to kick off National Public Works Week 2025.

The program will be taught at Portage College's Lac La Biche campus and focus on topics such as psychiatric nursing, psychology, social work, child and youth care, as well as addiction counselling.

National Paramedic Services Week runs from May 18-24, and Alberta Health Services (AHS) recently took the opportunity to thank all paramedics in Alberta.

A Lac La Biche resident says she is going to take time to think about what she will do with her $1 million lottery win.

A man from Kikino is $300,000 richer after a lotto win earlier this month.

The City of Cold Lake’s finances are in solid shape, according to a detailed audit presentation delivered to council by Jeff Alliston of Metrix Group LLP during the City’s regular council meeting on April 22.

COLD LAKE - A large swath of grassland in Cold Lake South could one day turn into new residential neighbourhoods, as City council approved a key planning amendment that paves the way for future development north of 54 Avenue.

Under the restriction, portable propane fire pits, gas or propane stoves and barbeques, and catalytic or infrared-style heaters are permitted. However, existing fire permits remain cancelled, and no new fire permits will be issued.