Bonnyville News

As of Dec. 23, tenders to renovate the Kopala building have gone out with hopes of beginning facility upgrades by spring. The move will allow the Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority to converge its headquarters, Bonnyville fire station, EMS Services and 911 dispatch centre into one centralized location.

If successful, the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs could host either the 2024 or 2025 Canadian Junior Hockey League’s Centennial Cup championship tournament. Both the MD and Town council approved the request to commit $175,000 and C2 facility costs, pending approval of the hockey club’s bid.

A silver 2010 GMC pick-up truck with a crew cab is being sought by RCMP after a shot was reportedly fired from the vehicle near Big Island Cree Territory, in Saskatchewan. The truck was last seen heading toward the Alberta border.

A green light has been given to the organizers of the Summer Rush Music Festival to begin planning for this summer’s event, set to take place from Aug. 25 to 27, 2023.

This is the first article in a two-piece series looking at methamphetamine use in the Lakeland, its pervasiveness in Northeastern Alberta, the illicit drug’s relation to local and organized crime and how addictions may form.

A new collective bargaining agreement reached in just four days between the Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority and the union for its EMS staff with see a 'healthier wage package' and quality-of-life improvements for Bonnyville paramedics.

The cross-country ski season is well underway in the Lakeland, and skiers are welcome to enjoy many cross-country ski trail networks close to home.

The first game of the new year that saw three Pontiacs players and the head coach receive multiple game suspensions has had serious ripple effects for the Jr. A team. Having come up short against Brooks on Saturday night, the coming week will not offer any respite for the Bonnyville team as they take on the second ranked team, the Spruce Grove Saints, and the Sherwood Park Crusaders. 

In December, over 50 Northern Lights Public Schools (NLPS) students from Grade 5-12 met with trustees to discuss school improvements from a student perspective.

Anthony Bilodeau was sentenced in an Edmonton court on Jan. 6, for his role in the deaths of Jacob Sansom and Maurice Cardinal.