Bonnyville News

Over the Labour Day long weekend, Pyrogy Park was filled with music, laughter and a massive amount of perogies. New perogy-eating champions were also named at the annual community event.

In a few hours, the former South View Motel situated on Bonnyville's Main Street was reduced to rubble.

In front of a crowd of roughly 50 people, former Finance Minister Travis Toews pitched his perspective and policies to United Conservative Party membership holders, local leaders and politically minded residents at Bonnyville’s Senior Citizens Drop-In Centre on the evening of Sept. 1. 

The Bonnyville Healthcare Centre is reducing its hours for outpatient X-ray imaging in response to staff shortages. While X-ray services are being disrupted, surgical and obstetrical services are expected to resume as normal on Sept. 7, based on current information.

Roughly 25 Northern Lights Public School students took the opportunity to 'Meet the bus' and its driver for a short bus ride around the town of Bonnyville on Aug. 31 before classes officially start. 

The Bonnyville Health Foundation in partnership with Richardson’s Jewellery and Island Girls Candle Co. are raising funds for local mental health initiatives. Ticket holders will receive a complementary ‘Utopia’ candle and have the chance to win one of three shopping sprees from Richardson’s Jewellery valued at $1,500, $1,000, and $500.

Construction on new pickle ball courts in the Town of Bonnyville is officially complete, giving pickle ball enthusiasts some time to take advantage of the new amenity before the snow flies.

Nearly 30 racers and 500 spectators headed to the Cherry Grove Rodeo Grounds to take part in Cherry Grove's growing 5th Annual Lawn Tractor Races held on Aug. 20.

During the lunch hour on Friday, Aug. 26, families headed down to the gazebo next to the Bonnyville swimming pool to take part in a Pop-up in the park barbecue, complete with a fun activities and live music by David Collins. 

Prospective and current Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs players battled it out at the annual Milton Romanchuk Cup intra-squad game. The tournament cup marks the end of the junior hockey team’s main camp and leads straight into the team's exhibition games.