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Oh, how things change

Oh, how things change

But where there are sad endings there can also be new and bright beginnings. Since the Cold Lake Sun has ceased its weekly print editions, Lakeland This Week and LakelandToday.ca have embarked on a new journey in a new market – the City of Cold Lake.
Changed but surviving and thriving, three years later

Changed but surviving and thriving, three years later

It’s three years this week since much of our world was stopped in its tracks by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diamonds in the rough

Diamonds in the rough

Bonnyville is 75 this year, Lac La Biche is 72, St. Paul 87 and Cold Lake 68. Not that old for diamonds in the rough — but it takes billions of years for diamonds to form
Some can dream - most just survive

Some can dream - most just survive

Comparing the Oscars to the grocery cart
Shine together

Shine together

If Lizzo says it, it must be true. 'If I am shinin’ everybody’s gonna shine.' While songs about heart break and unrequited love will never go out of fashion, it is refreshing to hear music that inspires us to be kinder to ourselves and others.
How far does $20 get you at the grocery store?

How far does $20 get you at the grocery store?

What ingredients would you grab from the grocery store to make a meal for $20 or less?
Mayors want more money to speak to government

Mayors want more money to speak to government

Lakeland mayors, reeves and Indigenous leaders want money to hire lobbyists to speak for them
Are we ageist?

Are we ageist?

After 20 years of dramatic reductions, Canada’s elderly poverty rate has been rising. This is a worrisome trend that seems to be on the back-burner of government priorities – and the young should not be looking away.
A Valentine’s Day toast to ‘The Right Place to Be'

A Valentine’s Day toast to ‘The Right Place to Be'

Column by Elk Point Review writer Vicki Brooker
Is Canadian English disappearing?

Is Canadian English disappearing?

While I recognize language evolves over time to meet the needs of daily conversation and correspondence, I worry that Canadians are losing their linguistic identity without even knowing it.