Bonnyville News

Giving, family-oriented, skilful, and always positive. These are just some of the words being used to describe the late Alfred Wagner. Born on Jan. 22, 1933 in Castor, AB, Wagner moved to Bonnyville in Grade 8, and had lived in town ever since.

(Use this story to find the answers for November's Canada 150 trivia contest, which can be found under the 'contests' tab) Every community has a beginning.

Two years after she was first charged with her common-law husband's death, former elementary school teacher Deborah Doonanco's trial for second-degree murder began in St. Paul Courthouse last Tuesday.

The truck of a man found dead in his Bonnyville home on Sunday, Oct. 16, has been located on Kehewin Cree Nation. On Tuesday, Oct.

Students at Cold Lake Middle School (CLMS) are getting a leg up when it comes to their prospective careers. The Youth Achievement Program (YAP) is entering its third year and is offered to all Grade 7 and 8 students at the school.

It was an evening full of excitement and emotion as the local business community gathered to celebrate this year's Lakeland Business of the Year Award winners. On Friday, Oct.

The MD of Bonnyville is hoping to engage its residents to join the fight against rural crime. The idea of starting a ‘Citizens on Patrol' or ‘Rural Crime Watch' group was discussed at the Oct. 12 council meeting.

Colin and Mary Balan, residents of the Eastbourne area in the MD of Bonnyville, have been chosen as the recipient of the 2016 ATB Farm Family Award. "It's humbling. It's really nice to be recognized," said Colin Balan.

A new group in Bonnyville aims to empower teenage girls and give them a safe place to hang out outside of school. The Bonnyville Empowerment and Education Café, better known as the BEE Café, started up for its first full year earlier this month.

Over 1,000 people are more educated on fire safety, thanks to the Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority's annual open house.