Bonnyville News

On Friday evening a tow truck operator who was attending a call on the side of Highway 28 near Range Road 482 was struck by a passing vehicle.

In the first week of January, traffic stops conducted by Bonnyville RCMP lead to multiple arrests, the seizure of firearms and drugs, as well as detection of impaired driving.

The MD of Bonnyville council opted to keep Kinosoo Ridge Resort as a non-REP facility after policy changes made by the Alberta government prevented the ski hill from shifting to a hybrid model of public health measures.

In the first half of 2021, Bonnyville and area residents responded to public health measures, hooked up to the new water line and said farewell to several long-serving public servants

The ‘Give Where We Live’ initiative carried out by a local branch of MasTec Canada has collected hundreds of pounds worth of food for Bonnyville’s Food Bank and provided thousands of dollars for the Canada-wide Kids Help Phone.

The Minister of Transportation outlined several projects the province’s transportation department is planning to carry out within the MD of Bonnyville beginning in 2022. The renaming of Highway 28 to honour Victor Ringuette also remains up in the air.

With the final game of 2021 behind them, the Pontiacs are ready to start fresh heading into the new year after coming up short against the Lloydminster Bobcats on Thursday.

BFRA volunteer crews from Bonnyville, Glendon, La Corey and Iron River responded to various incidents occurring on Monday morning and into the afternoon.

A Sunday morning two-vehicle crash along Highway 28, east of Fort Kent, sends seven people to hospital. One person was airlifted to Edmonton by STARS Air Ambulance.

A portion of Highway 28 east of Fort Kent is closed as emergency crews respond to a serious motor vehicle collision near Range Road 444.