Bonnyville News

A two second outrider penalty on Friday night may well have cost Doug Irvine the 2015 Bonnyville Chuckwagon Championship.

Stardom continues to rise for Lakeland-born and bred country superstar Brett Kissel. It was announced earlier this month that Kissel is up for four 2015 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) awards.

Marching drills, air rifle shooting, survival field exercises and aircraft expeditions are just some of the many activities experienced by the over 750 cadets currently living at the Cadet Training Centre out on 4 Wing Cold Lake.

Cold Lake's new fire hall is beginning to take shape. Construction on the new downtown fire hall broke ground back in February. So far, the project is about one-third of the way done and is still right on schedule for a May 2016 completion.

After close to two weeks in the Energy Centre, evacuees from Saskatchewan have finally returned home. “It feels really good to have people returning home,” said Tammy Cook-Searson, Chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.

Development is continuing in the east end of town with several new commercial buildings starting to take shape. Construction has started on a Boston Pizza, with the foundation for the building appearing just north of McDonald's along Highway 28.

A new 221-lot residential subdivision is being proposed for the northwest shores of Moose Lake. Vancouver-based developer MMT Properties Ltd.

The local hunting community has a group of newly crowned celebrities in their midst. Coyote Country, which includes Bonnyville residents Leo and Susan Paquin, came out on top in season two of The Search.

The MD of Bonnyville is on the verge of declaring a state of agricultural disaster. “We are in pretty poor shape in the area,” said Matt Janz, Director of Agricultural for the MD of Bonnyville.

Cheryl Hunter is Lakeland's newest Sole Survivor. “I'm absolutely stunned. I did have a game plan going in but so many things have to fall into place to get in front of the jury and the final three.