As the almost whole world (well at least the western part of it) celebrates Saint Valentine’s Day, all the stores sell hearts, flowers and chocolates, restaurants will be book solid, let us pause for a moment and think about the origin of that popular feast, and find out a bit more about who Saint Valentine actually was. Legend states that Valentine, along with St. Marius, aided the Christian martyrs during the Claudian persecution. In additionRead More

Lisa Fisher, Health Promotion Specialist February is Heart Month, providing a great opportunity for you to become for aware of the risk factors for heart disease and what you can do in terms of prevention. Heart disease generally means that the heart is not working properly as a result of buildup of plaque in the heart’s arteries, which can lead to heart attack, heart failure or death. Affecting approximately 2.4 million Canadians, heart disease isRead More

COURIER The Cold Lake Defence Visible Minority Advisory Group (DVMAG), in partnership with the Cold Lake Public Library, is screening the very popular CBC TV Series, “the Book of Negroes”. The series is based on a novel of the same title by Canadian writer, Lawrence Hill. Here is brief synopsis of the series: “Abducted from her village in West Africa, eleven-year-old Aminata Diallo is forced into a slave coffle and must endure a horrific oceanRead More

COURIER Wednesday 13 February 2019: Peppermint (2018) – Riley North awakens from a coma after surviving a brutal attack that killed her husband and daughter. When the system shields the murderers from justice, Riley sets out to transform herself from citizen to urban guerrilla. Rated 14A Friday 15 February 2019: First Man (2018) – The riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969.Read More

MWO Pat Schwindt The Medley Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Society has funds available for eligible projects within the Cold Lake Community. The Medley CFB Society was created in 1981 to distribute funds ($2 million) from the Government of Alberta for the benefit of residents of the military married quarters. The original objective of the Society was “to provide recreational and community services to the citizens of Medley.” In 1997, the Society radically revamped its directionRead More