Bonnyville News

For 10-year-old Amelya Lychuk, expensive electronics and new games wrapped in brightly coloured paper, covered in ribbons and bows, just won't cut it for her birthday. This year, she wants something more.

The Government of Alberta has stepped forward with an extra $3 million after tenders for the Bonnylodge and Villa Ouimet expansion projects came in over the $10 million the government had already promised.

The Bonnyville Fire Department (BFD) and the Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority (BRFA) have introduced a new program designed to provide teenagers firsthand experience in fire fighting training.

“Run, Curtis, run. Run, Curtis, run.

The North East Grow Project (NEGP) in Bonnyville held their 17th harvest for the Canadian Food Grains Bank on the weekend and yielded about 40-45 bushels per acre. Five combines harvest 147 acres of wheat on Sept.

Premier Alison Redford announced a new expense disclosure policy recently, which provides more transparency than any other province in Canada. The new requirements will provide more detail on travel, accommodations, meal and hospitality expenses.

Test results have confirmed the Town of Bonnyville's drinking water contains levels of dangerous chemicals that exceed levels set out in the Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines.

A planned sod-turning ceremony to launch construction on phase one of the Bonnylodge and Villa Ouimet expansion announced in February was cancelled last week as contract negotiations and budget concerns have cast doubts on the project.

Syncrude media and relations adviser Cheryl Robb discusses the procedure involved in reclaiming land disturbed by the oil sands mining process.

Thanks to a nationwide shoreline cleanup initiative and about 20 local volunteers, the shores of Jessie Lake are a little bit cleaner.