Bonnyville News

For the past 75 years Glendon's Ukrainian community has gathered under one roof to celebrate their faith. With their numbers declining that group came together once again to celebrate the historic church, for what many believed to be the final time.

It will be a weekend all about mud and music as the first ever Extreme Mudfest hits Bonnyville. This coming weekend, Aug. 21 to 23, locals and visitors alike will descend on the Bonnyville Rodeo Grounds for a three-day event inspired by mud.

Three weeks on from the devastating plane crash that killed local doctor Shekar Puttaswamy and members of staff at the Bonnyville Covenant Health Centre are still reeling from the loss of one of their “beloved” co-workers.

After several months of sitting on the fence the Municipal District of Bonnyville has finally decided to declare a state of agricultural disaster.

Hometown boy Clayton Bellamy will be back in Bonnyville this coming weekend and he's bringing some friends along for the ride for what is sure to be an incredible three days at Extreme Mudfest.

There will be another changing of the guard at the Bonnyville Nouvelle as reporter Kristen Oelschlagel is officially stepping up and taking over the editor position from the departing Mike Pickford.

Residents are being advised to stay out of the waters at Kinosoo Beach as Alberta Health Services (AHS) has discovered elevated levels of fecal coliforms in Cold Lake.

A near full-house at the Lyle Victor Albert Centre had the opportunity to go back to the 80's on Friday (August 7) as the Keeping Time School of Dance performed their very own rendition of the hit Broadway musical ‘Rock of Ages'.

For 100 years, Saint Dominic Parish has remained a steadfast cornerstone of Cold Lake. Still sitting on land the original church was built on in 1915, overlooking the lake, for members of the parish Saint Dominic's is much more than just a building.

Not many live on the same land their whole lives, even less people can say their family has lived on the same land for four generations. Earlier this month, the Mercier family celebrated that significant accomplishment.