Bonnyville News

A record number of green thumbs gathered this weekend to celebrate the Bonnyville Agricultural Society's 15th annual Gardener's Day. “The Ag Society started I would say 45 years ago and this is an event that they started up from scratch.

Once again the MD of Bonnyville's budget is all about roads. Council approved a balanced 2015 budget of $109.9 million at their regular meeting on April 7 with $49.3 million allotted for road maintenance and improvements.

The water issues in the Town of Bonnyville will not be getting relieved any time soon due to a lack of government funding, leaving local officials fed up with the province's priorities.

While many departments across the province are facing the harsh realities of the provincial budget cuts, seniors throughout Alberta can rest assured knowing their benefits have been left intact.

University Professor and renowned children's author Steven Layne spent a week in March working with students, staff and administrators in the Lakeland Catholic School Division.

It was a tough weekend for the Cold Lake Ice as they came up just short at the provincial championships in Stony Plain, losing two and tying one en route to an early round robin exit. The first game came on Apr.

A national society is hoping to expand into the Lakeland in the coming months to address the issue of homelessness, specifically amongst men.

While the majority of the Alberta is busy analyzing and arguing over the provincial budget, health care activists across the province have been celebrating a major victory after Alberta Health Services made a “game changing” announcement earlier in t

Rising taxes, escalating fuel costs and a higher surcharge on booze and tobacco are just a few of the many things Lakeland residents are going to have to put up with moving forward after the provincial government released its 2015 budget last week.

In the face of the recent economic downturn in the area due to the drop in oil prices, the Chronic Labour Shortage Committee has decided to put a hold on their fight with the federal government.