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Behind every goal celebrated and every hard-fought battle on the rink is a team effort both in and outside the ice. As players chase their passion, behind them are volunteers working in the background to help them shine.

LAKELAND - Motorists who are travelling on Alberta roadways this weekend - including those in the Lakeland - are being reminded to be cautious as crews of people head out for annual highway cleanup efforts.

Roper received the honour during the fourth annual ‘Ladies on Ice Fishing Adventure’ event, which was held on Lac La Biche Lake adjacent to Sir Winston Churchill Provincial on March 8, 2025.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers have been cleared of a double shooting that occurred in the Smoky Lake area on Aug. 8, 2022, after the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) completed its investigation. 

Residents and businesses in the County of St. Paul can expect to pay more in property taxes after council approved its 2025 Tax Rate Bylaw on April 22, increasing both mill rates and the overall amount of money the municipality will collect in taxes. 

Glendon School's Junior/Senior High Leadership Team held its 14th annual Cake and Dish Auction on April 25, raising over $2,000 from over a dozen auctioned items.

COLD LAKE - City of Cold Lake council is raising red flags over ongoing concerns around Emergency Medical Services (EMS) coverage and response times, after Cold Lake Fire-Rescue responded to 21 medical incidents so far in 2025, a number that follows 58 medical-related calls in 2024.

A career in the trades should be a first choice, not a last option.

Dry conditions and high temperatures in the forecast have resulted in a fire restriction being put in place for the County of St. Paul.

The Lakeland Agricultural Research Association (LARA) has been promoting the federally funded On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF), which gives financial support to farmers to accelerate their adoption of regenerative agriculture practices, or “on-farm Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs).”