Bonnyville News

Lakeland residents sent a resounding message to the crumbling PC party during last week's provincial election, turning out in full force to ditch the struggling association, ending almost 20-years of conservative dominance in the Lakeland.

Singing, dancing and acting – for two Bonnyville Centralized High School students those three skills mean more than just a school play, but a potential career.

The Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs held their season ending banquet on Saturday night with 12 players picking up hardware for their efforts during the past season.

Roads, recreation and a raise – those are the three things local residents and business owners will remember from the Town of Bonnyville's most recent budget after the municipality firmed up its 2015 numbers last week.

School boards across the province are not ready to raise a white flag just yet, but have instead decided to continue to fight a budget that they say will hurt students in the province.

“In Bonnyville you always hear a little bit of French here and there.” Those are the words of Real Girard, a longtime staple of the local Francophone community.

The MD of Bonnyville will no longer be represented as a whole in the eyes of the federal government.

Imagine getting the chance to flip on a mask and try out welding, strap on gear and frame a roof, then save a dummy with CPR all in a matter of minutes.

Over 120 people packed into the Bonnyville Senior's Drop-in centre last Thursday for LICA's 2015 annual general meeting, which highlighted the successes from the organization's past year.

For the first time in almost a decade, it appears that Canada is back in the black.