Bonnyville News

The movement that has inspired École Notre Dame High School students to remember and lay poppies in the graves of local veterans every November is being recognized and honoured by the Government of Alberta. 

Facing inflation and cost-of-living adjustments, elected officials for the Town of Bonnyville and administration will have some work to do to balance the municipality’s 2023 operational budget.

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 183 Bonnyville will be hosting an outdoor Remembrance Day ceremony near the Legion building on Nov. 11 beginning at 10:45 a.m. 

As the 35-member Bonnyville Renegades team trickled off the bus after a long day, they were welcomed home by a parking lot full of cheering parents and fans. The U13 team arrived home from their championship game against the Lloydminster Steelers with a golden championship cup in tow.

The board of directors of the Senior Citizens Society that runs the Fort Kent Senior Citizen’s Centre is retiring. New board members are needed to take over if the hall is to continue operating and stay in the hands of Fort Kent community members.

A respiratory illness outbreak has been declared at École des Beaux-Lacs School in Bonnyville by a division of Alberta Health Services.

The Bonnyville Healthcare Centre has announced a temporary over night emergency department closure that will go in affect next Wednesday.

A localized app rolled out by the MD of Bonnyville keeps Bonnyville and Cold Lake residents up to date on road closures, emergencies and incidents of crime.

A new Town of Bonnyville website focuses on supporting current businesses, while attracting new entrepreneurial eyes from beyond the region, as a means to spark economic development.

The Hive cracked open its doors on Thursday to allow the numerous sponsors and community members to check out the Bonnyville facility that offers an assortment of activities and services for all Lakeland youth between 14 and 21.