Bonnyville News

A Bonnyville woman caught driving while suspended for a second time will have her day in court and have her vehicle seized for 60 days.

'As I grew up, everyone became that one coach, became that person in my life who brought me here,' said Austin Saint, former Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiac and current forward in Canada's U Sports men's hockey league.

‘I crave that feeling of a barbell on my back. I crave the feeling of the calluses on my hands and how my body feels after I've left everything on the platform and I can barely function the next day after competing,’ said national bronze medalist Janine Hebert. ‘There's a freedom in it.’

The MD of Bonnyville has updated fees and rates associated with water and sewer services as well as the cost to discard most items at MD landfills, following amendments to the Master Rates Bylaw passed by council on Feb. 14.

Closing out 2022, MD of Bonnyville peace officers were kept busy handing out 270 provincial tickets, 15 bylaw tickets, investigating reports of trespassing, responding to dozens of dog complaints, and joint force operations with other emergency services.

While every seat at the 23rd annual gala is expected to be filled on April 15, the foundation is still seeking volunteers to help with the event and sponsors to make the evening of fundraising as successful as possible.

MD councillor proposes the municipality create a program that assists Ukrainian refugee families displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine move to the MD of Bonnyville, with $30,000 allocated annually to such a program until the crisis in Ukraine has ceased.

During a traffic stop, RCMP allegedly found a driver to be impaired beyond the point of being able to provide an adequate breath sample. Police discovered the man had a Canada-wide driving prohibition.

Police are seeking the public’s help to identify a suspect that was seen on surveillance video stealing an International work truck from a Bonnyville parking lot. So far, two suspects have been arrested in connection to a related incident.

Annual T-shirt sales for Pink Shirt Day by Bonnyville’s Premier Academy has sold 55 shirts with profits being donated to The Hive and its youth programming.