Bonnyville News

Candidates running for MLA in the Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul riding - NDP candidate Caitlyn Blake and UCP candidate Scott Cyr - pitched their political party’s platform to attendees at an open candidate forum held in Bonnyville on May 15.

After a three-year hiatus, the Bonnyville Health Foundation’s 23rd annual fundraising gala smashed pervious fundraising records.

Are you ready to get your thrift on? For the first time in the Town of Bonnyville’s history, the municipality will be holding a community wide garage sale, and everyone is invited to participate.

Town of Bonnyville council approved the 2023 mill rates, which were adjusted to reflect an average tax increase of two per cent across the board. To accomplish this, residential and multi-family residential mill rates decreased while non-residential mill rates increased.

In the aftermath of destructive fires in Cherry Grove, Ward 6 Coun. Ben Fadeyiw says it is past time for the hamlet to have its own fire hall.

Women from the St. John’s United Church Women’s Auxiliary held a donation drive to provide much-needed items to the Dragonfly Counselling and Support Centre. The items provided will support both counselling clients and those needing police and court support.

Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying those who may have been involved in breaking into and stealing items from a liquor store in Ardmore early Friday morning.

The Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority and the Bonnyville and District FCSS hosted community barbecues and information campaign on emergency preparedness with their partnering municipalities to raise awareness during Emergency Preparedness Week.

Often times hitting its max capacity for dog and cat intakes, staff and volunteers at the Bonnyville and District SPCA look to address current and future needs as the region’s human and animal population continues to grow.

On May 9, the MD of Bonnyville council approved the 2023 Tax Rate Bylaw, which will see an overall tax increase of 3.82 per cent. An additional bylaw was passed setting the Tax Penalty Deadline for Sept. 16.