Bonnyville News

As a new community peace officer settles into her role with the Town of Bonnyville, bylaw infractions that went unmonitored due to a previously vacant position have become the focal point of a new orange door knocker campaign hoping to educate residents on municipal bylaws.

Starting Nov. 28, five acute care beds will be temporarily closed at the Bonnyville Health Centre. The bed closure is anticipated to last until Jan. 9, 2023.

'We just found through conversation that we were offering the same services and were competing against each other, and we were both non-profit organizations,' explains the director of the Ohana Centre. 

MD of Bonnyville resident Silke Skinner is working with local veterinarians and community members to try and tackle the region's feral, stray and barn cat overpopulation through spay and neuter programs. Skinner, the program manager for the Lakeland Rural Cat Spay and Neuter Clinic, believes it’s time municipalities get involved.

While highlighting the Town of Bonnyville’s crime statistics, Staff Sgt. Sarah Parke indicates that preventative measures taken by residents could be their best defence against certain types of theft and property crime.

The Cold Lake Healthcare Centre's ED will be without physician coverage from 11 p.m. on Nov. 23 to 7 a.m. on Nov. 24.

The Bonnyville and District Centennial Centre’s Board of Directors was excited to announce big changes for the community facility, from the unveiling of the new digital scoreboard in the RJ Lalonde Arena to renaming of the Agriplex to the GenMec ACL Hall.

“We hear you,” reads the first line of a public notice shared by the Bonnyville Medical Clinic. Facing a large volume of frustrated patients unable to gain access to the Bonnyville walk-in clinic, the clinic manager seeks patience and compassion for frontline workers.

Over the weekend, École Notre Dame's senior volleyball teams crushed their competitors at the 2A Northeast Zone Championships.

While gathering to celebrate Métis Week in the province, citizens of the Métis Nation of Alberta had the opportunity to cast a ballot on the ratification of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government Constitution.