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The County of St. Paul anticipates a small surplus of $18,698 in 2021 according to the interim operating and capital budget passed at the Dec. 16 Public Works Meeting. The County expects to bring in $34.2 million in operating and capital revenues from taxes and grants, and use $545,000 from …

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 linked to St. Paul’s Sunnyside Manor since Dec. 26. According to M.D. of St. Paul Foundation CAO Brigitte Sakaluk, a hospitalized resident was confirmed to have the virus on Dec. 24. Following that, all staff and residents from the lodge were tested …

The next Cold Lake city council elected later this year will receive a bump in pay compared to the current council. In late November, city council passed a new council compensation policy, which raised the annual amount local politicians would earn by ten per cent, beginning on January 1, 2022. …

A critical health care service has received funding once again from the M.D. of Bonnyville. STARS Air Ambulance will be receiving $10,000 from the M.D. in 2021, as the municipality has continued their pledge of support. In 2020, the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service responded to four calls on the …

Cold Lake Mounties will be getting new digs as space is hard to come by in the current detachment. Over the years, the City, federal RCMP and provincial K Division have worked to solve the problem of cramped space in the current detachment–budgeting $3.7 million from 2017-19 for a 500-metre …

A new draft of the Town of St. Paul’s land use bylaw will be discussed at a tele town hall the evening of Jan. 13 according to Town of St. Paul CAO Kim Heyman. Heyman said town staff have been working on amending the bylaw for about a year now …

Is snow removal good enough? Does the town have enough recreation options? How could Main Street be improved? These all could be issues Bonnyville-area residents can give feedback on in a series of new surveys the Town is rolling out. Starting this Friday, there will be five surveys released over …

Emergency crews were on scene at a home just west of St. Paul this morning. Thick black smoke could be seen from town at around 8:40 a.m. Traffic on Highway 29 did not appear to be impacted. UPDATE: 2 p.m. According to St. Paul Fire Chief Trevor Kotowich, the fire …

Flushing of the Town of Bonnyville’s main water transmission line will continue Tuesday morning. The Town put out a notice on Monday afternoon that described how the regional waterline project bringing Cold Lake water to Bonnyville is progressing in the final steps after delays in the final commissioning in December. …