Bonnyville News

It was 75 years ago, in the basement of a Bonnyville church, when the first group of men banded together to form what would one day become the Lakeland Credit Union.

Northern Lights School Division has been given the go-ahead to build the province's first ever service rig training centre after receiving $1.565-million from the federal government.

Imagine being faced with a problem and having the ability to print a 3D solution. This fantasy has become a reality at Notre Dame High School where students and staff are experimenting with a new 3D printer.

While many in the region were focused on the contentious PC nomination race, local resident Scott Cyr was quietly chosen to represent the Wildrose party for the Bonnyville – Cold Lake Constituency.

With the potential for a provincial election on the horizon, newly elected PC Party representative Craig Copeland has set forth his vision for the Lakeland region.

Starting April 1, local residents will have the opportunity to take commercial flights from Bonnyville to Calgary. Flights will be offered five days a week with four flights leaving on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

When he first joined the Bonnyville RCMP Detachment nobody could have imagined the impact their only four-legged member would have in both the community and to those in the detachment.

Should the local swimming pool be replaced? That is the $30-million dollar question the Town of Bonnyville will have to address in the near future, with the state of the local pool continually declining. “We are keeping it going.

Plans to modernize Notre Dame High School (NDHS) are officially a go after the Town of Bonnyille last week approved a proposed development permit application to expand the facility.

Following weeks of controversy, the votes are finally in and the person who will be filling the shoes of Genia Leskiw following her retirement has been chosen.