Bonnyville News

Existing affordable housing units are full and new units are unavailable in Bonnyville and Cold Lake. The waiting list for affordable housing in Bonnyville has doubled in recent months, as the demand for housing and cost of rent continue to climb.

The Northern Lights School Division's (NLSD) switch away from grades-based assessment is garnering opposition from elsewhere in the division.

Over the weekend, Bonnyville RCMP received three calls for impaired driving, which resulted in one driver being charged with breath samples of three times the legal limit.

Family and friends of Kevin Feland mourned the death of someone they remembered as a fun-loving and caring man, after firefighters found his body when responding to a May 25 residential house fire in Glendon.

Police have charged a 51-year-old Glendon woman with first degree murder in connection to the death of her common law husband Kevin Feland, 44.

A collection of local business and political leaders gathered in St. Paul for a special roundtable discussion on the temporary foreign worker program last week, as the effects of the federally issued moratorium continue to be felt.

Alberta's outdated definition of “community” and the ensuing inequity between municipalities could eventually be coming to an end.

MD of Bonnyville Chief Administration Officer (CAO) Ryan Poole officially resigned last week, stating a need to pursue other opportunities. MD Reeve Ed Rondeau accepted the resignation on May 23. “It is always a surprise,” said Rondeau.

After two years of negotiating with the provincial government it appears the MD of Bonnyville's proposed realignment of Wolf Lake Road won't go ahead as planned.

Several local business owners approached town council for assistance at last week's regular council meeting, as the effects stemming from the moratorium placed on the temporary foreign workers program continue to be felt.