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Blue Quills University is receiving $100,000 provincial dollars for technology upgrades. University nuhelot’i?ne thaiyots’i? nistameyimâkanak, five kilometres west of St. Paul, is one of five First Nations post-secondaries receiving a Government of Alberta grant to help Wi-Fi access, support online programming and delivery, and cleaning protocols to meet COVID-19 standards. …

The tremors of the devastating explosion in Beirut, Lebanon is extending far and wide. In the Lac La Biche Museum, an article titled, Regional Cultures: Lebanese, sheds light on just how prominent the Lebanese population has been on the community of 10,000. “Lac La Biche is the site of one …

Shoppers will be required to wear a mask while in Walmart as of August 12th. On Thursday, Walmart Canada announced all customers and staff at any store not already subject to a local government mandate to wear a mask or face covering will be required to wear one. A Walmart …

Hatchery will begin stocking walleye next year. Premier Jason Kenney was in the Lakeland on Thursday to announce a big provincial spend. The Cold Lake Fish Hatchery will see just over $10 million in investment, which will allow for the reuse of water during operations and reduce utility costs. Roughly …

The County of Vermilion River reopened their office yesterday, but are asking residents to continue their alternative measures. Although in-person access is available, to avoid unnecessary contact, they are asking residents to continue making payments online or by dropping cheques in the mail or at their drop box. The County …

Lakegoers warn that high water levels are creating dangerous rapids. A female from Cold Lake has drowned at Cold River. Pierceland RCMP confirmed the incident happened late Sunday afternoon. High water levels contributed to the danger on Cold River, on the east point of Cold Lake, and the set of …

The Alberta government is proposing changes to the Assessment Model for regulated industrial properties such as wells and pipelines that will negatively impact the County of St. Paul revenues and has the potential to increase taxes for its residents. The Province is planning to proceed with changing the Assessment Model …

Cold Lake water will soon be travelling even further. On July 28, an open house on the latest regional waterline extension plans was held at the Marriott Hotel, where residents could see how the potable water will travel to Frog Lake. The 47-kilometre extension will run through the municipal corridor …