By Chantel Downes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Originally from Elizabeth Métis Settlement and a long-time Cold Lake resident, Houle has worn many hats – public works director, fire chief, and director of emergency management. But none of those roles prepared him for the fight of his life. “I was on a motorcycle trip one summer . . . and I had some complications, so I went to the hospital in Revelstoke and they didn’t really find anything,” Houle recalled. “When I came home, I didn’t do a follow-up or anything with it, but I ended up having renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in my left kidney – stage four.” The diagnosis didn’t come until months later. “It wasn’t until February of 2021. When I was diagnosed with that.” Houle was connected…
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