Bonnyville News

Following the death of at least 10 horses and removal about five others, an investigation by an Alberta SPCA peace officer has resulted in charges being laid against MD of Bonnyville resident Jamie Ann Palmer.

Although the end of the season has arrived for the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs, many of the team's players have seen success both on and off the ice. Before the season ended three players were nominated for AHJL awards, one player was awarded an academic scholarship, while three others committed to post-secondary NCAA schools.

While the MD council has agreed to move forward with partnership talks on the possibility of building of a new pool in the Town of Bonnyville, councillors have raised concerns over the financial implications of funding such a project when the City of Cold Lake also has its sights set on an aquatics centre.

In the last week, RCMP members from the Bonnyville detachment have responded to several serious calls from break and enters to assault and even arson of a residential garage.

Alberta RCMP has released further information regarding a fatal shooting that took place in Kehewin Cree Nation on Wednesday night, that ultimately led to the suspect being shot my RCMP members.

The promise of high-speed sleds drew spectators and racers from across the province and beyond to the Hamlet of Ardmore, last weekend.

BRFA Stations see a busy week of calls, from a structure fire to multiple single-vehicle collisions and a medical assist.

‘Women have come a long way in society in general, breaking barriers into the world of male dominated fields - this industry being no different,’ says BRFA firefighter Petra Aylesworth.

Four local firefighters will be heading south of the border to climb Seattle’s tallest building in full firefighting gear to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

A fiscally modest budget keeps the province in the black with little being earmarked for projects in northeastern Alberta.