Bonnyville News

The Bonnyville Bandits, 2015 Tier III provincial champions, celebrated a successful season by honouring players, coaching staff and parents at the Bonnyville Renegades and Bandits annual awards banquet Twelve players were presented with awards, four

Christmas has come early for three urban municipalities surrounding the MD of Bonnyville, with council launching a pilot project to compensate them for their infrastructure usage by MD residents.

Bill 6, the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, passed a third reading last Thursday and is set to receive royal assent, much to the dismay of many across the province's agricultural industry.

With five key players out of the lineup the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs limped through a three-game southern road trip last weekend going 0-1-2.

Around two dozen people packed the Town of Bonnyville's council chambers to discuss everything from infrastructure concerns to bylaw infractions at the 2016 budget open house.

Residents from the town and MD gathered at the Town of Bonnyville council chambers to discuss the state of the town swimming pool, which resulted in the creation of a citizens committee.

The imminent approval of Bill 6 has many farmers and ranchers throughout the region on edge and worried about the impending consequences the new legislation could cause.

The MD of Bonnyville council passed a balanced $82.8 million interim budget for 2016, allocating approximately half its funds to road improvements and maintenance. Council approved the budget at a Nov. 25 meeting, where $40.

Local residents will be subject to a two per cent tax increase in 2016, as the Town of Bonnyville looks to help offset the harsh realities of a struggling economy. Council agreed to the slight increase at their Nov.

Students at Notre Dame High School will have a new program to enter into in 2016, as the school is adding a fully certified cosmetology course.