Bonnyville News

After receiving feedback from MD of Bonnyville ratepayers following updates to a long-standing Fire Suppression and Cost Recovery Policy, council may have found a compromise that won’t leave residents paying a hefty bill after a fire.

An updated Weight Restriction and Road Ban Bylaw is in effect for the MD of Bonnyville. Those in the agriculture industry will face the largest adjustment as the road ban exemption has been removed for agricultural vehicles licensed and registered for highway use. However, farm equipment remains exempt under the new bylaw.

'Obviously, it's a little sad right now just because we lost the game, but tomorrow is a new day. The next day is a new day, and the sun is going to come up tomorrow,' says Matteo Giampa, the Pontiacs' centre forward

An investigation into a fight between fans during Game 4 of the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs playoff run resulted in as a 26-year-old woman from Spruce Grove being arrested and charged with assault.

A road ban has been put in place for the MD of Bonnyville. The road ban only applies to operators that do not have a road use agreement with the municipality.

In the last seven days, Bonnyville RCMP have opened investigations into at least five vehicle thefts. Police are urging those who have any information about the thefts or those connected to the stolen vehicles to contact RCMP.

From a post-secondary bursary program to the creation of Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, the Clayton Bellamy Foundation for the Arts is making waves after receiving the Community Spirit Award in Calgary earlier this month at the Alberta Country Music Awards.

Moving forward the MD of Bonnyville will not be holding public hearings for licensing of roadways applications. Instead, adjacent landowners and affected groups will have a one-month period to submit letters of concern or correspondence to the municipality.

‘With no cell service you head into the gas station where you are greeted by a robotic-like person with a large head and even larger smile. Feeling unsafe, you exit the station and head out into the village,’ reads an excerpt from this year’s Glendon Agricultural Society annual scavenger hunt.

The MD of Bonnyville will be listing three parcels of land at Muriel Lake and four lots in Therien for public auction after an internal review of land titles found the properties were transferred to the municipality, some the result of tax forfeiture.