Bonnyville News

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.

What should the Town of Bonnyville do about the local swimming pool? That is the question councillors are preparing to address, as local residents continue to voice their displeasure over the declining state of the pool.

A clubroot policy is now in effect across the MD of Bonnyville, meaning farmers in contravention of the policy can have their fields destroyed. “Clubroot is a very drastic invasion of our lands,” said Reeve Ed Rondeau.

After a major fentanyl bust in Bonnyville, local RCMP are on high alert as the dangerous drug grows in popularity on the streets. "Unfortunately there is always a concern," said Sgt. Sarah Parke with the Bonnyville RCMP.