Bonnyville News

Developers on Cold Lake's fringe may find it's a lot easier to gain MD approval for their plans than it will be to access the city's water and sewer system. That'll certainly be the case if Mayor Craig Copeland has his way.

Northeast Alberta experienced severe thunderstorms on June 29, causing damage on at least three farms north of Bonnyville. Judy Cabay of Triple T Greenery north of Bonnyville reported damage on her property.

The Minnie Lake Conservation Society is continuing to battle a proposed network of heavy oil wells and batteries around the lake, and last week its efforts experienced a formal boost from MD of Bonnyville council. At the urging of Ward 3 Coun.

It's a sunny late June afternoon at Duclos School, but the hallways are empty. There are no children playing and screaming in the halls, no teachers barking out instructions and no keyboards being tapped in the office.

The MD of Bonnyville has rescinded its offer of cheap land to the Islamic Society of Cold Lake.

The Wildrose Alliance wrapped up its annual general meeting in Red Deer this weekend, setting the policy direction of the party and delivering a warning to the government of the party's plans to continue to make gains next election.

While early hatching grasshoppers may have felt like they needed life jackets to survive in some parts of Alberta this spring, they've been starting to show up in some MD of Bonnyville farm fields.

The first-ever Glendon Rough Stock Rodeo drew more than 700 spectators to the Glendon derby grounds Saturday evening and delivered both conventional and unconventional rodeo excitement.

The private member's Bill C-391 before the House of Commons could take hunting rifles off the federal gun registry, something local gun users say they would welcome.

Members of two area committees, the Commercial Transport District Advisory Committee and the MD of Bonnyville Oil Producers Traffic Safety Committee, have identified two priorities to improve safety on MD of Bonnyville area highways.