Bonnyville News

A new policy approved by Bonnyville Town Council will give greater preference to local businesses when it comes to town purchases.

The Bonnyville RCMP is urging residents to be on their guard as scammers continue to target locals, particularly seniors. Last week alone, the local detachment received at least 10 complaints from people who had received scam calls.

There is a history behind the Iron Horse Trail that dates back to our early heritage. Before Canadian National Railways (CNR) ever left its mark in northeast Alberta, the Carlton Trail was formed.

The Bonnyville Singers have been singing in the community for over 40 years, and one member has been there from the beginning. Started in 1973, the Bonnyville Singers have preformed at special events around the community for the last 43 years.

The Government of Alberta is ready to discuss the minimum wage hike with employers and employees. Business owners and workers alike will have the opportunity to voice their opinions on the three-step NDP plan to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2018.

“It's devastating and stressful enough for the people, but the animals are going through everything that the people are going through.

Everyone has seen the flashing lights and heard the sirens of an ambulance as it speeds down the road, but what is it really like to be inside that ambulance? “It's unpredictable.

Dave Griffith just can't say enough good things about Bonnyville. “Everyone in this town has been phenomenal, everywhere you go,” said Griffith.

Members of the Bonnyville RCMP Detachment are watching to see if the dangerous new opioid W-18 surfaces in the community. The drug first surfaced in the southern reaches of Alberta.

Bonnyville is keeping up with over 600 Fort McMurray fire evacuees. Truck after truck of donations has been arriving to Bonnyville Centralized High School (BCHS) and the Bonnyville Baptist Church as the town works to support wildfire evacuees.