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Local leaders look into water issues

The supply of drinking water is increasingly becoming a concern for communities and regions across Canada, and despite its namesake, the Lakeland is no different.
Pipe leaks water and oil mixture at Foster Creek plant

Pipe leaks water and oil mixture at Foster Creek plant

At about 10 a.m. on Jan. 7, approximately 100 cubic metres of a mixture of oil and water leaked from a pressurized pipe on Cenovus' Foster Creek site, located on the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range.
Welcome baby Charlie

Welcome baby Charlie

Weighing in at 7 lbs. 5 oz, Charlie Samantha Mackintosh came into the world on Jan. 2 at 8:25 a.m. and instantly became famous as Bonnyville's New Year's Baby of 2013.
Man admits to impaired driving

Man admits to impaired driving

Keith Andrew MacDonald, 24, pleaded guilty in a Bonnyville courtroom last Thursday to impaired driving. He was handed a $1,500 fine and has lost his license for one year.
First Nations fight for treaty rights

First Nations fight for treaty rights

Residents of Cold Lake First Nation (CLFN) and surrounding communities along with several other communities across Canada rallied on Dec.
HEB students help create change locally and abroad

HEB students help create change locally and abroad

A group of ambitious H.E. Bourgoin students have been working hard to create positive changes in the world.
Time for team building on southern road trip

Time for team building on southern road trip

The Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs made their annual road trip south this past week, staying together in Calgary, playing four games in five days, and picking up five of a possible eight points.
Power line concerns prompt AUC  info session

Power line concerns prompt AUC info session

The Alberta Utilities Commission held a preliminary information session Wednesday open to the public but particularly for residents affected by ATCO's proposed transmission development from the Bonnyville 700S substation to the Bourque 970S substatio

Consultant says water quality would increase with a new treatment plant

The Town of Bonnyville met with its consultant to discuss Moose Lake water, weighing options of acquiring a new water treatment plant for Moose Lake, which the town was told would increase water quality, as well as whether the North Saskatchewan Rive
Traffic flows through new roundabout

Traffic flows through new roundabout

After ongoing construction since the summer, the new $4.6 million roundabout at the intersection of Highways 55 and 892 is now open to traffic.