The Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) has selected Cold Lake as the winner of the CPWA 2022 Nation Public Works Week (NPWW) award. This is Cold Lake’s fourth time receiving the award, competing against other Canadian municipalities with a population under 25,000. Cold Lake received the honour in 2016, 2017 …

An early morning break-in at a Cold Lake business has police investigating. A report early Tuesday, Nov. 15 just after 1:30am sent RCMP to Clear Cut Construction near Cold Lake.  Members attended and determined that the business was broken into, police said.  A number of items were disturb but its …

The high school volleyball season is drawing to a close with some local teams punching their tickets to Provincials, others reaching the end of the road.  Each level from 1A to 3A saw their boys and girls teams take gold medals.  At 1A, the Ecole Plamondon Hawks came out victorious …

The Cold Lake Ice are facing a five game losing streak after losing a close 4-3 game in overtime against the St. Paul Canadiens on Friday, while the Canadiens are now on a four game winning streak. It was a back and forth affair where each team traded goals heading …

Police are warning of a new scam that so far has been targeting Lac La Biche residents. Lac La Biche RCMP have received reports of fraudulent letters being delivered to residents claiming to be from a law firm in the United States in relation to a life insurance policy of …

Premier Danielle Smith made first public address to Albertans on Tuesday night, announcing a series of measures to tackle inflation, her health care plan, and ways to fight back against federal overreach. An Inflation Relief Act, which Smith said will be finalized in the coming days, will include: For seniors …

Three people are facing charges after a stolen vehicle investigation. St. Paul RCMP received several reports, including some from Mallaig, about the location of a stolen vehicle. Along with the assistance of Eastern Alberta District Criminal Intelligence Coordinator, General Investigation Services, Police Dog Services, Crime Reduction Unit and St. Paul …

Three candidates have submitted their paperwork in hopes of being the United Conservative Party nominee for the Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul constituency with familiar political names. Incumbent MLA David Hanson, former Bonnyville-Cold Lake MLA Scott Cyr, and former M.D. of Bonnyville Reeve Greg Sawchuk are the three choices voters will have …

It was a dominating, emergent game for the Bonnyville Pontiacs top line that could cement them as one of the best across the entire Alberta Junior Hockey League. The Yaks ran roughshod over the Drayton Valley Thunder in a 7-2 home win on Saturday night, which washed the taste of …

Tales from the Timebox  U18s stay home for tournament Hockey tournaments are a terrific way to fill up the big green garbage dumpster outside and the cash register inside at the same time.  And it seems like forever since we have hosted one at the A.G. Ross Arena in Elk …