Bonnyville News

Extended heat and dry weather during the first week of May have created dangerous conditions when it comes to grass and wildfire management across the province and the Lakeland.

Last week, the gymnasium of H.E. Bourgoin School was transformed into Rydell High for the musical production of Grease. Tears were shed as Grade 8 students commemorated their final middle school play.

The Dragonfly Centre is teaming up with local restaurants throughout the Lakeland region and beyond to increase public awareness about what it means to give consent through an easy to remember acronym – FRIES: Freely given, revocable, informed, enthusiastic and specific.

The Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority has issued a Fire Ban as well as an off-highway vehicle (OHV) restriction to take effect as of May 5. A list of activities now prohibited are included.

The act of bullying has a significant impact on youth and their mental health. This year’s recipients of the Lakeland Catholic School Division's Mental Health Matters Poster Design Contest both focused their designs on anti-bullying messages.

Some MD of Bonnyville residents have been put on standby and told to make "preparations" as a wildfire burns in the area.

As producers hustle to get their seeds in the soil, exhaustion poses a real threat to farmer safety and increases the risk of fatigue-related injuries, says the environmental program manager at Lakeland Agricultural Research Association.

With the snow now mostly melted and warm weather in the forecast, farmers will be busy getting crops in the ground.

Over 70 producers from Bonnyville, Lac La Biche, Smoky Lake and St. Paul have applied for the On-farm Climate Action Fund. The funding is tied to improved farming practices around nitrogen management, cover cropping and rotational grazing practices.

A blue-green algae bloom advisory was issued for Muriel Lake on May 3 after Cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, has been identified in areas of Muriel Lake, according to Alberta Health Services.