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A new four-person chairlift is up and running at Kinosoo Ridge Resort’s ski hill this season, replacing the 40-year-old green chairlift. The upgrade came with a price tag of just over $4.2 million.

Until further notice, 4 Wing Cold Lake has made the decision to close the base’s ‘back gate’ situated at Kingsway Road. The reason behind the indefinite road closure is due to increasing security needs, according to 4 Wing.

A review of the MD of Bonnyville’s no road ban pilot project was deemed a success by the municipality's transportation department. Council discussions suggest heavy haulers in agriculture industries will likely lose their exemption from municipal Road Use Agreements when a permanent policy is introduced next year.

A new City owned medical clinic could be opening in the City of Cold Lake as a council is proposing the creation of a Municipally Controlled Corporation to operate such a facility. Residents and stakeholders will have an opportunity to weigh-in on the proposal at a public hearing scheduled for Jan. 24, 2023.

Glendon students hit the stage on Wednesday to perform for family and friends ahead of the Christmas break.

A slight miscommunication may have left some thinking that the Beautification Loan Program for local businesses has been shelved, but Community Futures Lakeland’s general manager says the program is ongoing and is hoping to continue the program indefinitely.

In January, a public hearing will allow residents and ratepayers to weigh-in on the first draft of an MD bylaw that would allow for the majority of municipal public notifications to be advertised exclusively online. In anticipation that this bylaw would pass, $100,000 has already been cut from the MD’s 2023 print media budget.

The St. Paul Canadiens remain at the top of the NEAJBHL, with the Vermilion Tigers and Wainwright Bisons working hard to catch up.

The Mallaig School gym was filled with adoring family on Dec. 20.

On Dec. 20, Kindergarten to Grade 6 students at École Sainte-Catherine participated in a series of plays and and musical performances in front of dozens of parents in the schools gymnasium.