Council delays mobile vendor changes to avoid business interruptions

Cold Lake, AB – After Council’s Corporate Priorities Committee made a recommendation to make changes to the placement of food trucks and mobile vendors at Kinosoo Beach, Council voted at their August 13, 2024 meeting to postpone the discussion so that the vendors’ current season would not be interrupted.

Council will consider further feedback from the vendors who appeared as delegation at the meeting and expressed their concern at the possibility of not being able to use parking spaces along 1...

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Council approves summer community grants, sponsorships

Cold Lake, AB – At a meeting this week, Cold Lake City Council approved the recommendations of the Community Grant Advisory Committee for the July 2024 intake for the Community Recreation, Art, Culture, and Heritage Investment Grant program. Also approved were three funding requests directly considered by Council.

Approved were the following grants under the Community Recreation, Art, Culture and Heritage Investment Grant program:

• 4 Wing Cold Lake Base Fund (PSP) - $2,625 for the 2024 Volksmarch...

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Cleanup of illegal camps continues as rumours persist about their cause

Cold Lake, AB – Cold Lake continues its work to strike a balance between providing shelter and support for its vulnerable population while also providing for public safety by curbing illegal encampments, aggressive panhandling, and property crime.
 
Statistics provided by the Cold Lake John Howard Society show that the majority of the population living in the shelter and in camps around the city are from the City of Cold Lake and the immediate surrounding area.
 
“This is a societal issue that...

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Recovery a slow process after cyber attack

Cold Lake, AB – The City of Cold Lake continues recovery two weeks after the cyber attack that shut down several systems on July 23, 2024

Since the attack, the City has remained open for services, though with limited capabilities.

“It’s our priority to be here for our residents,” said CAO Kevin Nagoya. “Our doors have remained open.”

The City’s phone systems have been reinstated, as well as most of the business software and local computers.

Some online services, such as Citizen Self Service and the...

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City begins recovery after cyber attack

Recovery efforts are now taking place in the City of Cold Lake after a cyber attack that encrypted and held ransom some of its systems on Tuesday, July 23.

“Once we determined that personal data and sensitive information was not affected, our priority was getting our services back up and running,” said CAO Kevin Nagoya. “Our doors are open. We are here to continue providing programs and services to the city.”

Phone lines have been forwarded at City Hall and the Energy Centre, meaning the public...

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