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Some residents may have noticed a natural gas smell in the area of 50 Ave and the Wildwood Trailer Court. A repair is currently taking place by Atco Gas & Pipelines and is expected to take a couple of days. They are aware of the smell and have advised there is no risk to the public at this time.

Two residential properties were awarded the Community Beautification Award for making curbside improvements to their homes this summer.

The Community Recreation, Art, Culture, and Heritage Investment (CRACH) Grant continues to provide funding for local community groups and organizations.

Cold Lake Fire-Rescue has a set of new tools, thanks to the Enbridge Safe Community First Responder grant.

The City of Cold Lake is known for lending other communities a helping hand in times of crisis or emergency and was recently acknowledged by the Province of Alberta for its commitment to compassionate support during emergencies.

The City of Cold Lake will canvass its residents to see how strong the local market is for fiber optic internet connections, in the hopes that investors could be encouraged to make the required infrastructure available throughout the City.

CL Medical Clinic will begin to open its doors on Saturdays to test the demand and capacity for additional clinic hours in the community.

Cold Lake City Council will make no changes to parking regulations to limit commercial vehicles from parking along Lakeshore Drive, or anywhere else in the community, for the time being.

At the Alberta Municipalities Convention held last week, Chief Administrative Officer Kevin Nagoya received the Dedicated Chief Administrative Officer Award. The award recognizes Mr. Nagoya’s more than 17 years of service as a CAO and more than 20 years of total service in the City of Cold Lake, having started with the municipality as the Director of Infrastructure Services prior to taking the helm of the city’s administration.

Construction for the sidewalk extension on 16 Street is set to begin in the next few weeks. The sidewalk will roughly run from 11 Avenue to 14 Avenue along 16 Street, providing approximately 230 metres of length needed to finish connecting 16 Avenue to 8 Street for pedestrians.