A project to replace the road to the Cold Lake Museums will also allow for the facilities’ infrastructure to be upgraded, the City said on Thursday. A neighbourhood’s drainage concerns will be addressed, and will pave the way for future development. Work has begun to replace the lower stretch of …

There are now two active cases of COVID-19 in the Bonnyville area as of Wednesday. The Alberta Health Services virus data map shows two active infections of novel coronavirus in the M.D. of Bonnyville area. Before Monday, there was almost a two-month span between new, confirmed cases of the virus …

Different location than Racette School crash of 2012 A 24-year-old woman has been charged after driving a stolen vehicle into Racette School overnight. On Tuesday night shortly after 11:30pm, St. Paul RCMP responded to a robbery complaint where the suspect, who had received a ride from the victim, assaulted the …

Officer in hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries A 44-year-old male is in custody in Cold Lake after a violent assault on an RCMP officer in the Walmart parking lot. At 5:30pm on Tuesday, Cold Lake RCMP located a stolen vehicle in the Walmart parking lot and the responding …

Locums have been found as deadline loomed Expecting parents in Bonnyville will not have to travel out of town to have their baby delivered, at least until October as the Bonnyville Primary Care Network have found obstetrical coverage. Dr. T. van Deventer, obstetrical lead in Bonnyville, said in a written …

Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs believes Alberta assume more jurisdictional control over issues like policing or pensions. In an interview with Lakeland Connect 10 days ago, Stubbs was asked about ways that western Canada’s voice can be strengthened, as calls for Wexit grow from western alienation. She thinks Alberta needs a …

For the first time since May 12, there is an active confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Lakeland area. The AHS virus data map shows on Monday evening that there is one confirmed case of COVID-19 in the M.D. of Bonnyville area. This is the first new infection of COVID-19 …

AHS says residents and visitors near the shores of Moose lake are advised to avoid all contact with blue-green algae bloom. Also, do not swim or wade or allow pets in areas where blue-green algae is visible. AHS released a statement Monday saying blue-green algae has been identified in areas …

Cold Lake event at Kinosoo Beach will not go ahead this Labour Day weekend. On Friday, the Cold Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce officially announced the cancellation of the second annual Feast at the Beach scheduled for September 4-5. Ryan Lefebvre, Chamber president, said in a press release they were …

Crop conditions in the Lakeland are above the ten-year average, the Alberta Crop Report released on Friday said. When surveying field conditions last Monday, crops within the northeast region are currently estimated at 84 per cent good or excellent, and above the five-year average of 72 per cent and 10-year …