Bonnyville News

Federal Minister of Public Works and Government Services Rona Ambrose spent Thursday morning in St. Paul with a number of municipal politicians discussing infrastructure and growth pressures in northern Alberta.

Wildfire season has hit full swing in the MD of Bonnyville with Bonnyville Regional firefighters keeping very busy, already extinguishing several brush and grass fires in the area and issuing a fire advisory for the first time this season last week.

The Lakeland Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Society will be running its annual summer camp for kids this year throughout July and August.

A Kehewin resident is still at large after evading local RCMP officers over the last week, with Bonnyville Staff Sgt. Luis Gandolfi warning the public not to approach the suspect, as he is considered armed and dangerous.

Regional Fire Chief Brian McEvoy praised the efforts last week of emergency services in the rescue of a two-year-old girl from a well in the Bonnyville area April. 26. The police, EMS and fire department were notified at 11:14 a.m.

With rent in Bonnyville steadily increasing in recent years, some area residents have been expressing concerns over the high cost of accommodation in town, fearing they may not be able to keep a roof over their heads for much longer.

Students at Bonnyville Centralized High School (BCHS) will be stepping out onto the stage this week as they present their very own production of ‘Fame the Musical' at the Lyle Victor Albert Centre.

A two-year-old girl is in hospital after falling into a well in a field just outside of Bonnyville on Friday afternoon.

Over 150 people packed into the St.

Back in the early years of the 20th century, years before the Town of Bonnyville even existed, the area between Moose Lake and what is today known as Fort Kent was sparsely dotted with dwellings and buildings built almost exclusively in the tradition