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Federal government creates statutory holiday recognizing the tragic legacy of residential schools
Bonnyville Native Friendship Centre program coordinator Alania Sanregret feels the federal government’s announcement of a statutory holiday to honour the survivors of residential schools is a step in the right direction, however there’s a long way to go when it comes...
Municipalities want to be involved with CLFN land use plan
The Town of Bonnyville wants to learn more about the Cold Lake First Nation’s (CLFN) land use plan. During their regular council meeting on June 26, the Town of Bonnyville discussed a letter sent by CLFN outlining a plan for their lands and resources....
CLFN Member Alex Angnaluak was awarded first place over 500 submissions in the prestigious Historica Canada Indigenous Arts and Stories contest.
“My ultimate dream as an artist is to have a solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada,” says 24-year-old artist Alex Angnaluak, who was born in Cold Lake.
After getting first place in the prestigious Historica Canada Indigenous Arts and Stories contest last year, and now enrolled in a fine arts course at Algonquin College in Ottawa, he’s well on his way.
Man living in shack on northern Alberta reserve pleads for housing with running water
A man living in a shack without running water for more than 12 years on a northern Alberta reserve is asking for help.
Denezi Nalts’i Hok’anadei/Electoral Reform Commission
The Commission has one last community meeting to be held at the Band Office on February 15, 2018, from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Three local businesses up for provincial awards
Three Cold Lake-area businesses are finalists for this year’s Alberta Business Awards. Seven Lakes Oilfield Services, Jacknife Timber and the Cold Lake Library are all up for awards. P.O. Box 1769 | Cold Lake, AB | T9M 1P4 Phone: 780-594-7183 | Fax: 780-594-3577...
Cold Lake First Nations councillor apologizes for possessing marijuana
A Cold Lake First Nations band councillor, who pleaded guilty to possessing marijuana for trafficking purposes, said he is sorry if his actions hurt anyone. “I don’t want to give a bad name to the people I represent,” said Kelsey James Jacko in a phone interview with...
Cold Lake First Nations stand with caribou
Alberta’s draft plan to help threatened woodland caribou…
Jacko refusing to step down
Cold Lake First Nations (CLFN) band councillor Kelsey Jacko is opposing his possible removal from council after being sentenced to a conditional discharge. Jacko pled guilty to possession with the purpose of trafficking in December after search warrant led police to...
Lukewarm response to Alberta’s draft caribou range plan
While the province drafts plans to save its dwindling caribou herds, time is running out for the threatened species, environmentalists say. The provincial government released its second draft of the federally mandated plan on Tuesday. An earlier draft, published in...
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