Bonnyville News

The Alberta government has redirected more than $2 million from the carbon levy TIER fund to support four Alberta-based projects aimed at Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage. These projects will also be financed through contributions from eight other countries taking part in an international partnership to combat global warming.

On two separate occasions in the last week, Bonnyville RCMP located and retrieved two vehicles that had been reported stolen from Edmonton. Police apprehended suspects in both cases.

A new addition to the Bonnyville Municipal Library’s collection will allow library card holders to get a closer look at the galaxies above, with a Classic 200P Dobsonian telescope.

Bonnyville RCMP are asking for the public’s help in gathering any information they may have in relation to an alleged drive-by shooting that occurred outside a Fort Kent Business on Monday.

An independent auditors reports shows that the MD of Bonnyville finished the 2021 fiscal year with a $10.86 million surplus after taking into account the municipality's $87.2 million worth of operating expenses.

Current Iron River teacher and president of the Lakeland Schools Athletic Association, Dustin Blake, will step into the role of principal for Iron River School for the 2022-23 school year. Principal Karen Draycott will head to Cold Lake to fill the new assistant principal position at Cold Lake Junior High.

EMS staffing shortages have resulted in more than 92 ambulance shifts being dropped, 14 red alerts and 44 ambulance downgrades across the Lakeland in the past six months.

The Hive Youth Hub is not only for local youth, but its development has been driven by youth. The youth hub is one step closer to its soft opening scheduled for June 1, following the completion of its student designed and created mural at The Hive’s new location.

A ceremony to remember the 178 Albertans who have lost their lives to workplace injury and disease was held at the Town of Bonnyville townhall on April 28. Several guest speakers shared their own experiences with workplace loss.

Lakeland Catholic School Division presents the 2022 LCSD Excellence in Catholic Education Award, and for the first time, an LCSD Excellence in Catholic Education Support Staff Award to recognize the incredible work carried out among the division’s team of staff.