Where do our meat and vegetables, jams and jellies, fruit, cereals and cooking oils, cheese, beer, and all of our other foods come from? Ultimately they all come from the land, and there are thousands of farms, gardens, and ranches growing our food. This past weekend’s Alberta Open Farm Days invited consumers to come through […]
The City of Cold Lake has formally agreed to provide a $1.75 million loan to CGA Medical Imaging Inc for the purchase of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit. The MRI will be installed at the CGA imaging clinic in Cold Lake, and is intended to serve local patients as well as others in the […]
Bonnyville’s first “Bonnyville Around The World” celebration brought more than 200 people together under sunny skies August 7. Bonnyville residents from 10 countries and four continents displayed their cultures, clothing, and cuisine at individual booths, while local residents from many backgrounds turned up to join in the fun. Organizer Samira Saadi from Bonnyville FCSS and […]
As the saying goes, make hay while the sun shines. The sun shone bright for the first day of Haying In The 30s on Saturday. The forecast was less than certain on Sunday, but the immensely popular charity event managed to total $321, 917 in donations over the weekend. The Haying In The 30s Cancer […]
More than ever, the people who make up Bonnyville’s community are people who were born elsewhere—somewhere else in Canada, perhaps, or in another country altogether. Bonnyville and District FCSS/Lakeland Family Resource Network (LFRN) is presenting “Bonnyville Around The World” on Friday, August 7. The event will celebrate the various world cultures that have all met […]
Soul Symphony: The Art of Alex Janvier at Cold Lake Energy Centre until August 10 A short film celebrating the life and the art of Denesułiné artist Alex Janvier will be presented in Cold Lake every day until Monday, August 10. The 23-minute film Soul Symphony: The Art of Alex Janvier, brings Janvier’s art, stories, […]
The summer sun made a welcome appearance for Canada Day in the Lakeland last Tuesday. Area residents came out in great numbers to wave their flags, take in the variety of activities, and celebrate Canada. A massive crowd—maybe the biggest ever—gathered along Kinosoo Beach in Cold Lake to welcome the arrival of the annual parade, […]
Local branches of the Royal Canadian Legion are inviting their communities to celebrate the Legion’s 100th anniversary with them. The Legion was incorporated by an Act of Parliament on July 17, 1926, bringing together several different veterans’ organizations. At that time, it was the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League. The “British Empire” […]
The Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) is hearing rumblings of a pending attack on Old Age Security benefits, and is bracing for a fight. Generation Squeeze is an academic think tank at the University of British Columbia. Its lobbying arm has been getting increasing attention for its position that the Old Age Security (OAS) […]
A slow start to seeding is putting the 2026 crop year at risk for some local farmers. A late thaw and a lingering rainy season have shortened the growing season, and some fields are still too wet to get the seeds into the ground. “The growing season was delayed to start with. Winter hung on […]