Bonnyville News

Preparations for the 19th annual Hospital Gala are well underway, with organizers putting things in place to stun local residents and take them on a trip “To the Moon and Back.

From horse and buggies to automobiles, blackboards to smartboards, Duclos School has lived through all the changes that happen over 100 years.

A depleting walleye population in lakes around the MD of Bonnyville could lead to changes in regulations.

Bonnyville woman, 55-year-old Judy Graver, and 16-year old Cold Lake youth appeared at the Bonnyville courthouse to face charges of theft from shoplifting incidents around town.

An increase in inventory, coupled with less buyers, has caused a major slide in local housing prices and experts say it's not over yet.

Both the Town and MD of Bonnyville head into 2016 with their eyes set on implementing infrastructure projects. In addition to resuming long-term road improvement projects, such as continuing redevelopment on 51 Ave.

After nearly two years of fundraising, the new playground at Pyrogy Park is just months away from installation. “I'm very excited, and the committee is excited too.

After clinching an award at the Lakeland Business of the Year Awards, Jennie's Diner and Bakery is once again in the limelight, having been named a finalist in the 2016 Alberta Business Awards of Distinction.

Bonnyville's own Joe Remesz, an octogenarian broadcaster turned author, returned to his hometown to sign copies of his novels and greet friends he hasn't seen in over six decades.

After months of severe drought-like conditions the MD of Bonnyville declared a state of agricultural disaster on Aug. 11, 2015 “For the hay and livestock operations it is a disaster,” said Reeve Ed Rondeau during a council meeting on Aug. 11.