Bonnyville News

The fifth annual Pack the Police Car event has been set and community members are being encouraged to donate non-perishable food items on Dec. 16.

Volunteers with the United Church Women baked and plated over 4,000 cookies to sell at St. John’s United Church’s annual Cookie Walk bake sale. All 170 plates of assorted cookies were sold before the end of the day on Dec. 3.

Discussions remain ongoing regarding ways to create a healthier lake.

On Thursday evening, 20 Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Medals were presented to residents across the Lakeland during an intimate awards presentation held in Bonnyville.

Bonnyville Centralized High School was transformed into a cozy Coffee House and Fair Trade market on Nov. 23. Money raised during the evening event will be sent to Uganda through the organization H.E.A.L International.

The MD of Bonnyville's multi-million dollar 2023 operating budget and capital plan was approved on Nov. 23, but how capital funding was allocated for the upcoming year did not sit well with all council members.

Grasshoppers, Canada thistles, clubroot, rats and Bertha armyworms are all on the list of noxious and invasive species that MD of Bonnyville’s Agricultural Services staff are on the lookout for to protect the municipality’s agricultural lands.

The Bonnyville Pontiacs win Sunday afternoon Jr. A hockey match.

The Bonnyville and District SPCA has commemorated the community support provided by the late philanthropist Victor Ringuette with the naming of a new space at the local shelter used to house stray cats being brought into the facility.

After concerns were voiced by a councillor, a decision as to whether an MD of Bonnyville policy - Financial Assistance for Victims of Fire - should be discontinued in 2023 was table until the first council meeting of the new year.