Bonnyville News

A green light has been given to the organizers of the Summer Rush Music Festival to begin planning for this summer’s event, set to take place from Aug. 25 to 27, 2023.

This is the first article in a two-piece series looking at methamphetamine use in the Lakeland, its pervasiveness in Northeastern Alberta, the illicit drug’s relation to local and organized crime and how addictions may form.

A new collective bargaining agreement reached in just four days between the Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority and the union for its EMS staff with see a 'healthier wage package' and quality-of-life improvements for Bonnyville paramedics.

The cross-country ski season is well underway in the Lakeland, and skiers are welcome to enjoy many cross-country ski trail networks close to home.

The first game of the new year that saw three Pontiacs players and the head coach receive multiple game suspensions has had serious ripple effects for the Jr. A team. Having come up short against Brooks on Saturday night, the coming week will not offer any respite for the Bonnyville team as they take on the second ranked team, the Spruce Grove Saints, and the Sherwood Park Crusaders. 

In December, over 50 Northern Lights Public Schools (NLPS) students from Grade 5-12 met with trustees to discuss school improvements from a student perspective.

Anthony Bilodeau was sentenced in an Edmonton court on Jan. 6, for his role in the deaths of Jacob Sansom and Maurice Cardinal.

The result of the nomination vote will see former UCP MLA Scott Cyr as the area’s candidate for the upcoming 2023 spring election, beating current UCP MLA David Hanson by just one vote. However, until a new representative for the riding has been elected through the next provincial general election, Hanson will remain the riding’s MLA.

A man has been charged with 27 offences just over a year after a serious incident took place in Frog Lake.

Multiple stolen vehicles that had been reported stolen from the Cold Lake and Bonnyville areas were recovered on Dec. 21 by area police.