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Marriott Ribbon Cutting
April 5-6th, 2017 marked another great milestone for the Cold Lake First Nations (CLFN). We officially celebrated the grand opening of our new hotel – Courtyard Marriott Cold Lake located in the hub of the nation’s commercial park on highway 28. April 6th we held our...
Cold Lake First Nations Goes Solar
Cold Lake First Nations will install solar energy panels on five of its buildings this fall with funding from Alberta’s Indigenous Solar Program. The project is the result of a new provincial grant program designed to help Indigenous communities reduce their energy...
NHL players visit Cold Lake
The Indigenous NHL Alumni team was in town Sunday night to take on local hockey players from the Cold Lake Arrows in an exhibition game at the Energy Centre. “We wanted to provide a positive family friendly night,” said Dean Janvier, a Cold Lake First Nations...
Another Imperial Oil Spill
Alert: Another Imperial Oil spill – Incident occurred on Dec 4th at the N08 pad. Steam and Bitumen has been released through misting, affecting the lease pad and surrounding area.
First Nation concerned about leaks at Imperial Oil’s Cold Lake operations
The Cold Lake First Nation is voicing concern after 1.2-million litres of heavy oil and produced water leaked from Imperial Oil’s Cold Lake in-situ operations this year in three separate incidents. The most recent Imperial Oil leak in Cold Lake was at a well site last...
‘Very dire situation’: Disappearance of Alberta’s caribou threatens centuries-old way of life
Brian Grandbois remembers the northern lights flickering across the sky over his childhood home. When he looks up now, he sees the glow of light trapped under an umbrella of steam and smoke, pouring from the oil and gas processing plants that carpet the land northwest...
First Nations boy, 8, cuts long hair after bullying in Cold Lake, Alta. school: mother
A young First Nations boy from Cold Lake, Alta., cut his long hair Saturday after enduring what his family called years of bullying in school. Mylon McArthur, 8, told his mother Tiya-Marie Large he wanted to cut his hair, which had been long all his life, after...
First Nation in heart of oil country switching to solar power
Sitting on the second-largest deposit of oilsands in Canada, the economy of the Cold Lake First Nation relies heavily on the natural resource industry. But in a project announced Monday, the First Nation said it will be making a significant investment in a greener...
Fears of drug use spike in Cold Lake First Nation after Hells Angels sightings
The recent appearance of Hells Angels-connected individuals on Cold Lake First Nation in Alberta triggered concerns among community leaders who are bracing for a possible increase in local drug use. They have turned to Lee Mason, head of the Young Warriors Network,...
Provincial government, University of Saskatchewan, CLFN team up for fish study
Cold Lake First Nations, in conjunction with the Government of Alberta and the University of Saskatchewan are working on a study of the local fishery to determine its health and long-term viability. The program, initiated by the NDP government, aims to engage three...
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