Habitat for Humanity and partners begin build to address affordable housing in Cold Lake

(From left) Councillor Vicky Lefebvre and Mayor Craig Copeland, from the City of Cold Lake, Trevor Benoit of Value Master Homes, and Erin McNeill, Director of Development, Habitat for Humanity Edmonton –  Supplied Photo Habitat for Humanity (Habitat) and supporters gathered to celebrate the official start of Habitat’s latest build in the City of Cold Lake. Four single-family homes are...

Colonel J.J. Parr Sports Centre’s Main Gym Temporarily Shuts Down for Upgrades

File Photo As of March 6th, the main Gymnasium of the Colonel J.J. Parr Sports Centre will be closed for renovations. Work on the gymnasium is scheduled to take place until March 24th, as crews begin repairing some damaged floorboards as well as refinishing the floor as part of a maintenance plan. In the meantime, the 4 Wing Personnel Support Programs (PSP) Fitness and Sports team says that some...

4 Wing PSP Member wins Community Beautification Award

Penn and Isenor pose in front of their home at Halloween –  All Photos Supplied A 4 Wing Personnel Support Programs (PSP) member has won an award for work done on her home.    Hannah Penn is a familiar face to many CFB Cold Lake members who use the Colonel J.J. Parr Sports Centre. The Fitness Coordinator and her husband, Major Thomas “Hank” Isenor of 419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, were...

4 Wing PSP Oilers Bus Trip a Success, Say Organizers

32 people from CFB Cold Lake took in the February 23rd Edmonton Oilers – Minnesota Wild Game – All photos from Morgan Wild, 4 Wing PSP Military and Defence Team Members from CFB Cold Lake recently headed to the capital city to take in a National Hockey League game, thanks to a Personnel Support Programs bus trip.  On February 23rd, a bus load of 32 people from the base headed to...

OHV bylaw amended to allow riders access to some amenities

Stock Photo Cold Lake City Council made changes to the City’s Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Bylaw that allow people accessing the city by OHVs greater access to amenities. The new bylaw allows OHV drivers to access and park at businesses providing short-term living accommodations such as a hotel, motel, or a bed and breakfast. Operators may also park their vehicle on a designated OHV trail for up to...

Medley of Memories: Rhonda McDougall

199 Cedar Crescent. Over the years friends — Glora Bond, Jackie Daigle, Donna Peever, David McKittrick, Paulette Clark, Pauline Maillet, Marilyn Atkinson, Bob Lavoie …. and many others. New siding on the house, roof shingles, too. Outside doors. Windows. I wonder if the inside had been upgraded too – Supplied Photos Medley of Memories is a captivating feature that invites you...

CAF Sports: Cold Lake men take it to finals in Volleyball, Basketball Regionals

The 4 Wing Men’s Basketball team at the CAF Sports Canada West Regional Championship held in Moose Jaw – Photo from 15 Wing Moose Jaw Imaging Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake’s Men’s Volleyball and Basketball teams are celebrating second-place finishes in their respective CAF Sports Canada West Regional Championship tournaments recently. In Men’s Basketball, the 4...

Snow Fever Captivates Families at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake

Guests take in Snow Fever at CFB Cold Lake on February 19th, 2024 – All photos by Mike Marshall / The Courier News  Families from across the area headed to Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake on February 19th to celebrate Snow Fever. The Family Day event saw young and old take in free entertainment like inflatables, bouncy houses, a maple sugar shack. glitter tattoos, and even horse-drawn wagon...

Canadians feel the heat during Phoenix Sunrise

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 607th Air Control Squadron and Royal Canadian Air Force airmen from 4 Wing, Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta, stand in front of an AN/TPS-77 radar system during exercise Phoenix Sunrise, Jan. 19 – Feb. 17, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Phoenix Sunrise is a joint exercise between the 607th ACS and 42 Radar Squadron, testing the deployment...

CAF Sports: Old Timer’s, Women’s hockey teams represent CFB Cold Lake at Regional Tournaments

The Cold Lake Fading Fighters at the 2024 CAF Sports Western Regional Old Timer’s Hockey Tournament, hosted in Wainwright – Credit:  Cpl Trevor Pomarenski The Esquimalt Tritons bested the Comox Silver Totems two to nothing in the finals of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Sports Western Regional Old Timer’s Hockey Tournament, hosted in Wainwright from January 28th to February...

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