Bonnyville News

The issue of whether or not students should be allowed to form gay-straight alliances (GSA's) in Alberta schools has opened up a heated countrywide debate.

Energy sector powerhouses across the region have announced a series of cutbacks in the face of weak, steadily declining oil prices, with one company set to implement a hiring freeze. Cenovus Energy Inc. revealed its projected 2015 budget on Dec.

“I consider myself to be one of the lucky ones. I survived.” Those are the words of Bernie Inman, a 20-year quadriplegic. Born and raised here in Bonnyville, like many in the area, Inman got into the oil and gas industry in 1984.

Local residents had the opportunity to give their thoughts on the Town of Bonnyville's 2015 budget last week as the municipality held its annual end-of-year budget open house, with initial estimates indicating a near $4 million decrease in anticipate

The Municipal District of Bonnyville Council is ecstatic after their resolution regarding municipalities maintaining their autonomy received 96 per cent of the vote at a recent AAMDC (Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties) conventio

First responders in the area were given a chance to meet the people on the other end of their radio in a special 9-1-1 open house last week. The 9-1-1 Centre in Bonnyville held their fourth annual Christmas Open House on Thursday (Dec. 4).

After over a year of sitting on the Village of Glendon Council, Deputy Mayor Peter Doonanco is stepping down. “I hate to say this but us old guys should get out of the way,” said Doonanco. “We did a good job when we were young.

With Christmas less than a month away, the local Santa's Elves are busy not making but collecting toys for all the girls and boys in Bonnyville.

Local residents will notice a slight increase in their taxes over the course of the next year after Bonnyville Town Council last week opted to up its 2015 tax rates by two per cent.

The phenomenon that is Black Friday has come and gone and boy am I glad that is over for another year. I for one think that the whole idea of Black Friday is ridiculous.