Bonnyville News

Bus drivers and other officials within the Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) are worried over the increasing number of vehicles in the region that are ignoring the safety rules around school buses.

Nomination papers were accepted on the morning of Sept. 23 in the Town of Bonnyville, MD of Bonnyville, Cold Lake and Glendon, as candidates officially announced their intention to run in the upcoming election.

MD Council defeated the proposed amendment to Bylaw #525 at its regular meeting on Sept. 11, with not a single councilor voting in favour of the changes.

After taking a month to consider his options, current Mayor of Bonnyville Ernie Isley has officially announced his intent to run for a third term in office in next month's municipal elections.

The RCMP's Major Crimes Unit and officers from the Cold Lake detachment have arrested 23-year-old Garrett Blackman in connection with a recent homicide.

After being selected to host this year's Watershed Planning and Advisory Councils (WPAC) annual summit, the Beaver River Watershed Alliance is putting the finishing touches to what they hope will be an “interesting and educational” event.

Registration has greatly increased in the Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) this year, which has many board officials expecting the projected enrollment numbers to be enough to offset the provincial budget cuts.

Representatives from the provincial government and Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) met with local municipal leaders last month to discuss what options the Bonnyville/Cold Lake region has for supplying residents with clean, sec

Four organizations, including Environment Canada, are still investigating the release of bitumen emulsion at the four CNRL Primrose sites 45 kilometers northwest of Cold Lake.

With several regions in the province adopting a singular regional government over the past number of years, a host of local politicians weighed in on what a regionalized government would do for residents and services in the area.