Bonnyville News

Closing out 2022, MD of Bonnyville peace officers were kept busy handing out 270 provincial tickets, 15 bylaw tickets, investigating reports of trespassing, responding to dozens of dog complaints, and joint force operations with other emergency services.

While every seat at the 23rd annual gala is expected to be filled on April 15, the foundation is still seeking volunteers to help with the event and sponsors to make the evening of fundraising as successful as possible.

MD councillor proposes the municipality create a program that assists Ukrainian refugee families displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine move to the MD of Bonnyville, with $30,000 allocated annually to such a program until the crisis in Ukraine has ceased.

During a traffic stop, RCMP allegedly found a driver to be impaired beyond the point of being able to provide an adequate breath sample. Police discovered the man had a Canada-wide driving prohibition.

Police are seeking the public’s help to identify a suspect that was seen on surveillance video stealing an International work truck from a Bonnyville parking lot. So far, two suspects have been arrested in connection to a related incident.

Annual T-shirt sales for Pink Shirt Day by Bonnyville’s Premier Academy has sold 55 shirts with profits being donated to The Hive and its youth programming.

Hot dogs, s’mores, tobogganing, snow painting activities, bubbles, sleigh rides and fireworks – what could make a 75th birthday celebration better?

Changes in the global metal recycling market could see Lakeland residents seeing more green when they bring in their metal materials to a brand new metal recycling facility - Inland Steel Recycling - that opened in the Town of Bonnyville this year.

A traffic detour has been reported along Highway 55 east of the Riverhurst Hall, Sunday afternoon. Please avoid the area.

In a split vote, the MD of Bonnyville council approved a Public Notification Bylaw that changes how the municipality is required to advertise public notices and inform MD residents. The bylaw allows the MD to share municipal information in a largely digital manner.