Bonnyville News

President Barack Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline upset stakeholders across Canada earlier this month, but his characterization of Canadian crude oil as "dirty" added insult to injury for many in Alberta.

Students at Notre Dame High School took a brief moment to live the life of the homeless on Friday night. A group of 47 students participated in Hungry for the Homeless, an event which saw the kids stay outside for several hours on Nov.

Another provincial football title could be won on Walsh Field this Saturday as the Bonnyville Bandits will host the Cardston Jr. Cougars in the Tier III provincial bantam final.

On Dec. 5 Bonnyville will be having its first Santa Claus parade in over a decade. As of Nov. 10 a total of 30 floats had registered for the parade, which was more than enough support the town needed to declare the event a go.

The Bonnyville Renegades are the No. 1 peewee football team in the province. The Renegades hung on to defeat the Red Deer Steelers 40-30 on Saturday afternoon to capture the first provincial title in Bonnyville football history.

The Bonnyville Covenant Health Centre is on the verge of being able to offer primary health care to everyone in the community after successfully recruiting four new physicians.

Insufficient funding is continuing to cause trouble for the Cold Lake Ambulance Society (CLAS). The group, which oversees all ambulatory care in Cold Lake, is finding themselves without the means to continue their current level of service.

In wake of the announcement of the new provincial budget, Bonnyville – Cold Lake MLA Scott Cyr is standing up for energy sector jobs in the legislature.

A barn full of local beef producers unanimously supported the provincial plan to increase cattle service charges in hopes of allowing the industry to remain competitive in a global market.

The Bonnyville RCMP is continuing to search for the culprit behind a pill being stuffed inside a local trick or treater's Halloween candy.