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23-753: Nueltin Lake ( Chipewyan : Nu-thel-tin-tu-ch-eh , meaning "sleeping island lake") straddles the Manitoba — Nunavut border in Canada. The lake, which has an area of 2,279 km (880 sq mi), is predominantly in Nunavut's Kivalliq Region , and on the Manitoba side there is the Nueltin Lake Airport which serves the fishing lodge. The lake is split into two parts by a set of narrows . It

46-501: A Francophone school named École Voyageur that offers French programming for kindergarten through grade 12, as well as the Cold Lake Cadet Summer Training Centre . Cold Lake is situated near many campgrounds due to its proximity to the lake. The M.D. campground has powered sites, shower facilities with flush toilets, and a covered camp picnic area. The Cold Lake Provincial Park has many sites, and

69-634: A change of 8.1% from its 2011 population of 13,839. With a land area of 59.92 km (23.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 249.7/km (646.7/sq mi) in 2016. About 8.7% of residents identified themselves as aboriginal at the time of the 2006 census. Almost 89% of residents identified English and more than 7% identified French as their first language . Almost 1% identified German , 0.5% identified Chinese , 0.4% each identified Dutch and Ukrainian , and 0.3% each identified Cree and Arabic as their first language learned. About 82 percent of residents identified as Christian at

92-484: A population of 15,661 living in 6,114 of its 6,767 total private dwellings, a change of 4.6% from its 2016 population of 14,976. With a land area of 66.61 km (25.72 sq mi), it had a population density of 235.1/km (608.9/sq mi) in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Cold Lake had a population of 14,961 living in 5,597 of its 6,657 total private dwellings,

115-457: A recreational trail situated on a former railway line (see rail trail ) has its easternmost terminus in Cold Lake. Recreational pastimes include, among others: The Air Force Museum preserves and exhibits the history of CFB Cold Lake and of 42 Radar Squadron . 42 Radar was on this site from 1954 to 1992, so Cold War era technology is mostly on display in their exhibit. An example of this

138-418: A result, Dënesųłinë́ has 24 phonemic vowels: Dënesųłinë́ also has 9 oral and nasal diphthongs of the form vowel + /j/ . Dënesųłinë́ has two tones: Download coordinates as: Cold Lake, Alberta Cold Lake is a city in east-central Alberta , Canada and is named after the lake nearby. Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake (CFB Cold Lake) is situated within the city's outer limits. Cold Lake

161-424: Is humid continental ( Köppen climate classification Dfb ). Summers are generally warm with cool nights, and winters are very cold with moderate snowfall. The population of the City of Cold Lake according to its 2022 municipal census is 16,302, a change of 3.6% from its 2014 municipal census population of 15.736. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the City of Cold Lake had

184-716: Is drained by the Thlewiaza River . Ilya Andreyevich Tolstoy , the grandson of count Leo Tolstoy , stayed at the Revillon Frères Post of Windy Lake by Nueltin Lake in the winter of 1928–1929. He was in a group attempting to get film footage of the migrating caribou for the William Douglas Burden and William C. Chanler's production, The Silent Enemy , one of the last and greatest of the silent films, released in 1930. The American naturalist , Francis Harper (biologist) with funding from

207-584: Is having a growing influence in the region as well. The Cold Lake oil sands may become a significant contributor to the local economy. Every year Cold Lake hosts military forces from around the world for Exercise Maple Flag , a training exercise where pilots and support staff of NATO allies can take advantage of the Air Weapons Range and relatively open rural air space. Running from 4 to 6 weeks and starting in May of each year, commercial accommodations in

230-499: Is more secluded than the M.D. site (which is surrounded by development). The Provincial campground boasts a wilderness trail system, a beach, boat launch and a powered section. Nearby Meadow Lake Provincial Park to the east, across the border in Saskatchewan , has facilities similar to Cold Lake Provincial Park. Kinosoo Beach is a favorite destination during the hot summer months between June and August. The Iron Horse Trail ,

253-688: Is the General Electric Height Finder Radar on display. The Museum has much 4 Wing history on display. The current 4 Wing standing squadrons such as 409 Squadron , 410 Squadron , 419 Squadron , 1 Air Maintenance Squadron , Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment and others are displayed in the Museum. There are a few exhibits of purely historic nature, such as displays on 441 and 416 , Squadrons which stood down in 2006 to be amalgamated into 409 Squadron . The Museum also has four aircraft on display outside, including

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276-729: The CF-5 Freedom Fighter , CT-133 Silver Star , the CT-114 Tutor and the CT-134 Musketeer . The newest addition to the air park is a CF-188 Decoy. This exhibit was designed, researched and constructed by Grand Centre High School students. This museum explains the history of Oil and gas in the Cold Lake area from Paleolithic times to the present. The Heritage Museum exhibits a time line of life in Cold Lake, both domestic and commercial. The museum also boasts some impressive murals. The Aboriginal Museum displays

299-774: The Ihalmiut , to Nueltin from Ennadai Lake but the hunting was poor and they did not stay in the Nueltin area. Chipewyan language Most Chipewyan people now use Dëne and Dënesųłinë́ to refer to themselves as a people and to their language, respectively. The Saskatchewan communities of Fond-du-Lac, Black Lake, Wollaston Lake and La Loche are among these. In the 2011 Canada Census 11,860 people chose Dënesųłinë́ as their mother tongue. 70.6% were located in Saskatchewan and 15.2% were located in Alberta. Not all were from

322-544: The Lake Athabasca - Fond du Lac River area including Black Lake and Wollaston Lake in the communities of: 3,920 were in the upper Churchill River area including Peter Pond Lake , Churchill Lake , Lac La Loche , Descharme Lake, Garson Lake and Turnor Lake in the communities of: Two isolated communities are in northern Manitoba. The two Manitoban communities use Dënesųłinë́ syllabics to write their language. The Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake Economic Region in

345-754: The Pleistocene after the Last Glacial Maximum to the Late Holocene. By the Middle Holocene , the mammalian biota in the region was essentially modern. The city is situated in Alberta's "Lakeland" district, 300 km (190 mi) northeast of Edmonton , near the Alberta- Saskatchewan provincial border. The area surrounding the city is sparsely populated, and consists mostly of farmland. Cold Lake's climate

368-644: The United States National Science Foundation , undertook a study of the barren-ground caribou in 1947 in the Nueltin Lake area with research assistants, including Farley Mowat , resulting in the publication of Harper's book entitled Caribou of Keewatin. Inuit artist Luke Anowtalik, who was fifteen at the time, was featured in this publication. In 1949, the Government of Canada forcibly relocated an Inuit group,

391-558: The entire region are left with little to no vacancy. This annual exercise contributes a substantial amount of capital into these industries and other hospitality-related businesses. Cold Lake is the home of Marvel comic book character Wolverine . Cold Lake has a variety of sports, including: Mayors: The last local election was held in October 2021 . As of 2021, the councillors of Cold Lake are Bob Mattice, Chris Vining, Vicky Lefebvre, Adele Richardson, Ryan Bailey, and Bill Parker. At

414-587: The historical Chipewyan regions south and east of Great Slave Lake . Approximately 11,000 of those who chose Dënesųłinë́ as their mother tongue in 2011 are Dëne/Chipewyan with 7,955 (72%) in Saskatchewan, 1,005 (9%) in Manitoba, 510 plus urban dwellers in Alberta and 260 plus urban dwellers in the Northwest Territories. The communities within the Dëne traditional areas are shown below: The Dënesųłinë́-speaking communities of Saskatchewan are located in

437-785: The north eastern portion of Alberta from Fort Chipewyan to the Cold Lake area has the following communities. 510 residents of this region chose Dënesųłinë́ as their mother tongue in 2011. Three communities are located south of Great Slave Lake in Region 5. 260 residents of Region 5 chose Dënesųłinë́ as their mother tongue in 2011. The 39 consonants of Dënesųłinë́: The inter-dental series of ⟨ddh⟩ , ⟨tth⟩ , ⟨tthʼ⟩ , ⟨th⟩ , and ⟨dh⟩ corresponds to s-like sibilants in other Na-Dené languages. Dënesųłinë́ has vowels of six differing qualities. Most vowels can be either As

460-557: The northern half of the province. The area from the upper Churchill River west of Pinehouse Lake all the way north to Lake Athabasca and from Lake Athabasca east to the north end of Reindeer Lake is home to 7410 people who chose Dënesųłinë́ as their mother tongue in 2011. Prince Albert had 265 residents who chose Dënesųłinë́ as their mother tongue in 2011, Saskatoon had 165, the La Ronge Population Centre had 55 and Meadow Lake had 30. 3,050 were in

483-834: The provincial level, the city is in the district of Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul . Its current representative is Scott Cyr , from the United Conservative Party . At the federal level, the city is in the district of Fort McMurray—Cold Lake . Its current representative is Laila Goodridge , from the Conservative Party of Canada . Portage College operates a campus at Cold Lake. Program offerings include academic upgrading, accounting, community social works, nursing, power engineering and university studies among others. Lakeland Catholic School District No. 150 and Northern Lights School Division No. 69 operate public schools within Cold Lake. Cold Lake also hosts

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506-678: The time of the 2001 census, while more than 17 percent indicated they had no religious affiliation. For specific denominations Statistics Canada found that 40% of residents identified as Roman Catholic , 14% identified with the United Church of Canada , 5.5% identified as Anglican , 3% as Baptist , 2.5% as Lutheran , and 2% as Pentecostal . The city's economy is inextricably linked to military spending at CFB Cold Lake . The region also supports oil and gas exploration and production. The Athabasca Oil Sands project in Fort McMurray

529-566: Was first recorded on a 1790 map, by the name of Coldwater Lake. Originally three communities, Cold Lake was formed by merging the Town of Grand Centre , the Town of Cold Lake, and Medley ( CFB Cold Lake ) on October 1, 1996. Grand Centre was renamed Cold Lake South, and the original Cold Lake is known as Cold Lake North. Because of its origins, the area is also known as the Tri-Town. Cold Lake preserves an extensive fossil and subfossil record from

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