Bonnyville News

The students of today are solving the problems of tomorrow. Grade 7 students at H.E. Bourgoin Middle School have made it to the top 150 in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Challenge.

Bonnyville RCMP are searching for the suspect of an attempted child abduction in Fort Kent. On May 31, at around 6 p.m., a group of young children were playing on 49 Street in Fort Kent when they were approached by the suspect.

Bonnyville's least favourite creepy crawlers are back and in bigger numbers. Tent caterpillars have made their way back to the area, for what officials hope is the last time.

The Town of Bonnyville had an unexpected visitor. Calls flooded in to the Fish and Wildlife Report a Poacher line about a black bear wandering through town early on Tuesday, May 31.

Young ranchers from the Bonnyville Beef, Beaver River Beef and Ardmore Beef 4-H clubs put their hard work on display at the annual 4-H district show and sale.

The Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (ABEBC) is taking a second look at the borders of constituencies across the province.

The Town and MD of Bonnyville are working together to create a plan for their communities. Last Thursday (May 25), residents had their say about the Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP) between the town and MD.

It was a trip they will never forget. In April, students of Northern Lights Public Schools (NLPS) learned first-hand some of the hardest battles Canadians have ever fought in, during their school division-wide trip to Vimy Ridge.

Whether it's making home visits to his patients or finding family doctors for those who need one, Dr. Louis Coetzee goes above and beyond to show compassion. The Bonnyville physician has been recognized for this level of commitment to his patients.

It's 1970 in Bonnyville and you're in need of immediate medical attention. You call the hospital for assistance, but it's not an ambulance that shows up at your door – it's a hearse.