Bonnyville News

If there is one thing the Alberta Progressive Conservatives and Wildrose Party can agree on, it's the importance of grassroots. The merge of the two provincial parties is a plan of action in tackling the current NDP government in the next election.

Fires at the Beaver River trestle have been a cause of concern for the Alberta Iron Horse Trail Association.

The results of the Town of Bonnyville's census are in. As council suspected, their numbers don't match up with the federal census.

High water levels have left millions of dollars in damage to farms, residential lots, roads, and bridges within the MD of Bonnyville. On Wednesday, July 26, council agreed that they had to do something.

Sunny skies and unlimited chili proved to be the perfect combination. The Bonnyville and District Chamber of Commerce once again held the annual Chili Cook-Off Friday, July 28, as part of the Bonnyville Pro Rodeo and Chuckwagon Championships.

Things were very different in the 1920s, specifically before Sept. 6, 1928. That was the day the tracks were finally laid in Bonnyville. That day would change the small farming community forever.

The MD of Bonnyville agreed it's time to put in an application for the Disaster Recovery Assistance Program.

For hockey players, it's a home away from home, literally. Billet families are more than just a place for players rest their head after every game; they become family.

Construction on 51 Ave. is moving a lot faster this year, with work set to wrap-up before the snow flies. The third and final phase of the three-year project is moving along well thanks to some co-operation from Mother Nature.

Thanks to MD of Bonnyville Reeve Ed Rondeau, attendees of the Moose Lake open house left feeling like progress had been made.