Bonnyville News

The Pontiacs saw two hard-fought losses last week, finished with a welcome victory on Sunday. A Sunday afternoon win against the Okotoks Oilers at the RJ Lalonde Arena was just a taste of the team's potential, said Pontiacs’ forward Chayce Schmidt.

The Bonnyville Royal Canadian Legion Branch 183 hosted a Remembrance Day service on Nov. 11.

Bonnyville RCMP are collecting video surveillance in relation to an ongoing investigation where unknown culprit(s) are alleged to have cut a fence to gain access to items at an oil lease site on Nov. 7.

As the Bonnyville Renegades and their opponents, the Red Deer Steelers, took to the gridiron to face off thick snowflakes drifted on the game and the stands filled with spectators.

Town of Bonnyville mayor and MD of Bonnyville reeve have proclaimed the month of November as Family Violence Prevention Month. Both municipal leaders acknowledged that there are many people in the municipalities who experience family violence.

Bonnyville RCMP are investigating a fire at a vacant home that occurred Thursday morning on the southwest corner of 51 St. and 53 Ave. BRFA dispatched three crews to the fire that took members from Bonnyville and Fort Kent six hours to extinguish and clear.

A representative from the MD of Bonnyville will not join the ranks of the Bonnyville and District SPCA’s board of directors following a motion that was defeated four to three by MD council members during the Oct. 26 organizational meeting.

After 20 years of pursuing and promoting recreation amenities in Bonnyville, one large final donation to a local fine arts theatre may mean the end of the Lakeland Sports and Recreation Association.

A 41-year-old Bonnyville man was charged with several criminal code offences after RCMP officers from the Lakeland Crime Reduction Unit located a suspect vehicle at a Bonnyville property that was stolen from the vermillion area and had been allegedly used for criminal activities.