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Cold Lake and District Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) hosted an Emergency Preparedness event, bringing together residents and emergency response teams to enhance the community's resilience and readiness for emergencies.  

Aiming to offer the community a place to gather, have a coffee, visit with neighbours - and also purchase locally grown and made goods - a newly established approved farmer's market will be starting in Ashmont.

The Lakeland Out of the Elements Shelter Society (LOESS) hosted the event at the facility close to Alexander Hamilton Park on Saturday, April 27.

The rain did not let up through 90 minutes of play on May 7, but the U17 boys' soccer teams from St. Paul and Bonnyville hit the turf anyways at the Thomas Varughese Field in Cold Lake.

More rain needed

Police say missing woman has ties to Buffalo Lake and northeastern Alberta

St. Paul Youth Council (SPYC), in partnership with St. Paul Municipal Library, joined with other libraries across the nation to celebrate Free Comic Book Day on May 4.  

It is suspected that humans were the cause of more than 70% of this year's wildfires.

In early May, Cold Lake Fire Rescue (CLFR) took a step in enhancing their water rescue capabilities by conducting a surface water rescue training on the Beaver River.  

The Chalk the Walk event took place on Wednesday, May 8 at McArthur Park in Lac La Biche.