Nominations Extended for 4 Wing Sports Awards
File Photo Members of the 4 Wing and Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Cold Lake community still have time to recognize outstanding athletic achievement, as nominations for the 2026 4 Wing Sports Awards have been extended to February 28, 2026. The extension gives supervisors, teammates and community members additional time to put forward deserving candidates. The annual 4 Wing Sports Awards celebrate...
Frost & Float Brings Families Together for a Fun-Filled Family Day at CFB Cold Lake
4 Wing Personnel Support Programs (PSP) Community Recreation hosts Frost & Float 2026 at the Col. J.J. Parr Sports Centre on February 16.All photos by Mike Marshall / The Courier News. Families from across the Cold Lake region gathered at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Cold Lake on Monday to celebrate Family Day at Frost & Float Family Fun Day, an afternoon that delivered plenty of winter...
Behind the Design: How the 2026 Cold Lake Air Show Poster Took Flight
The 2026 Cold Lake Air Show poster – Supplied Photo The official poster for the 2026 Cold Lake Air Show has been released, giving the public its first glimpse of what to expect when the event returns to the skies over Cold Lake this summer. The poster is the result of a detailed, collaborative process that begins long before the first draft ever takes shape. For Janae Wandler, who oversees...
Cold Lake Set to Shine as Alberta Winter Games Open This Friday
Photo from the Alberta Winter Games / Facebook Cold Lake is set to burst with provincial pride and community spirit as the 2026 Alberta Winter Games officially kick off with a four-day celebration of youth sport from Friday, February 13 to Monday, February 16, 2026. The Games will see more than 2,400 young athletes aged 11 to 16 from across Alberta converge on the Lakeland Region, including Cold...
Colonel Jeremy Hansen Set for Historic Artemis II Mission to the Moon
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his Artemis II crewmates use a simulator of the Orion capsule to run through a mission simulation – Photo from NASA A former Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Cold Lake CF-18 fighter pilot is preparing for one of the most significant space missions in decades. Colonel Jeremy Hansen, a Canadian Space Agency astronaut and Royal Canadian Air Force...
Club 41 to Host Super Bowl Party on Sunday
Stock Photo Club 41 is inviting all ranks and their guests to join a Super Bowl party on Sunday, Feb. 8. Doors open at 3 p.m., giving guests plenty of time to find a seat before the 4:30 p.m. kickoff. The event will feature drink specials, a $5 appetizer buffet and pizza, and hundreds of dollars in prizes to be won. The party is 18+ only. This year’s National Football League Championship game...
4 Wing Christmas Hamper and Angel Tree Program Delivers Holiday Help Across CFB Cold Lake
Members of the 4 Wing Chaplain team help load a van with donations bound for the Cold Lake Food Bank. From left: Michelle Myers, Executive Director of the Cold Lake Food Bank, Aviator Malachi Larlee, Padre (Captain) Alex Krause, and Padre (Captain) Nicholas Young – Supplied Photo The 4 Wing Chaplain Christmas Hamper and Angel Tree Program once again made a meaningful impact this holiday...
Frost & Float Family Fun Day set to bring winter fun to CFB Cold Lake this Family Day
Supplied Photo Families in Cold Lake and the surrounding area are invited to celebrate Family Day with an afternoon of winter activities at Frost & Float Family Fun Day on Monday, February 16, at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Cold Lake, which will be the featured Family Day event this year. Hosted by the 4 Wing Personnel Support Programs (PSP) Community Recreation team, the free community event...
Padre’s Ponderings: Talk, Talk, Talk
Stock Photo Six years ago this month, I presided at my oldest son’s wedding [cue reactions of shock: “The padre can’t be that old, surely!”] If you’ll all just ratchet back your morbid spiral of thoughts perhaps we can have a fruitful conversation. And don’t call me Shirley. Thank you. Anyway, it’s true. They also have a beautiful little girl – two years old and the delight of her parents...
Wing Calibration Centre Dedicates Physical Properties Lab in Memory of Larry Karenko
Larry’s Lab plaque at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta, on 16 January 2026 – All photos via Sailor Third Class Mckayla Ryce, Canadian Armed Forces Photo. On Friday, 16 January, the 4 Wing Calibration Centre (4WCC) gathered to honour the life, service, and lasting contributions of colleague and friend Larry Karenko, who passed away on 9 July 2025. Larry’s dedication and expertise left a...