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8 unusual facts about Cold Lake


Aggressor squadron

The Canadian Forces Air Command operated CF-5 (both single- and two-seat) aircraft in the "adversary" role, by 419 Squadron at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta.

Bonnyville-Cold Lake

It is currently represented by Progressive Conservative MLA Genia Leskiw who was first elected in 2008.

Cold Lake

Cold Lake oil sands, a deposit of oil sands located near Cold Lake, Alberta

CFB Cold Lake, a Canadian air force base in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada

Lakeland Credit Union

Approximately 86 staff serve members at two retail branches (one in Bonnyville, and one in Cold Lake).

Leo Vasseur

He was defeated by Denis Ducharme from the Progressive Conservatives during the 1997 Alberta general election after his district was abolished and he ran in the new Bonnyville-Cold Lake riding.

National Test Pilot School

Using an instrumented DeHavilland Dove (DH-104), introductory, two-week performance and flying qualities flight test courses were taught for Edwards AFB, California; Patuxent River NAS, Maryland; Eglin AFB, Florida; the Naval Post-Graduate School, California; Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; and the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment, Cold Lake, Canada.

Velvet Glove

Testing of the Velvet Glove then moved to an operational setting at Cold Lake, Alberta.


Alex Auld

Auld was born in Cold Lake, Alberta when his father was stationed out of CFB Cold Lake; however, he spent the majority of his adolescence in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Mid-Continental Canadian forests

Blocks of intact forest include Wood Buffalo Park, the areas around Cold Lake/Primrose Lake and Doré Lake, Prince Albert National Park, to the north of Cumberland Lake, Riding Mountain National Park, Porcupine Hills, Duck Mountain Provincial Park (Manitoba), Duck Mountain Provincial Park (Saskatchewan) (near the town of Kamsack and the Peace–Athabasca Delta on the Slave River.


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Janusz Żurakowski

On 23 July 1999, CFB Cold Lake (Alberta) Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment named its new facility, the "Żurakowski Building", and in September 2000, he became an Honorary Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test pilots, joining the ranks of Charles Lindbergh, Neil Armstrong, and Igor Sikorsky, among numerous other luminaries.