Bonnyville News

During the Jan. 11 meeting, council requested a deeper look at how other municipalities deal with unpaid debts and agreed to have all councillors attend the upcoming Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference.

Beginning Jan. 1, the Bonnyville Municipal Library will forgo overdue fines moving forward after research shows that library fines can act as a deterrent to library use.

Alberta beekeepers are now eligible to apply for financial relief to help cover increased costs of bee feed (sugar syrup) linked to the drought experienced throughout the Prairies last summer.

Between 2013–2021, the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs have committed over 100 players to a National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division team. This season alone, six Pontiacs have received a spot to play at the highest level of university hockey.

A senior researcher with Natural Resources Canada, explains shakes and rumbles experienced in the Bonnyville area yesterday are likely to be the result of a low flying aircraft or meteor.

On Thursday, Bonnyville emergency crews responded to four separate vehicle collision scenes stretched across 4 km of Highway 28, as a result of an initial two-vehicles incident.

After receiving a report of stolen property, an investigation by RCMP lead to the execution of two search warrants, an arrest, and the recovery of five stolen vehicles among other stolen property.

With new faces filling the roles of reeve, mayor and fire chief in the Bonnyville region, municipal leaders reflect on a year gone by and what lies ahead for their communities.

At 18 years old, Bonnyville-native Tyler Blocha has chosen the next step of his hockey and academic career. By the 2023/24 season Blocha will be lacing up his skates and hitting the ice with the Northern Michigan Wildcats NCAA team.

Jensen Wenzel receives the 2021 Firefighter of the Year Award, voted on by her peers at Station 5 Bonnyville.