Bonnyville News

With municipal elections having come and gone, many municipalities throughout the province are now being run by notably younger mayors and councillors.

Bonnyville Town council held preliminary budget discussions at its regular meeting on Nov.12 going over the second draft of the 2014 budget.

Alberta Health Services is taking action against an outbreak of measles in the province that was declared on Oct. 18.

Mayor of Bonnyville Gene Sobolewski hosted what he hoped would be the “first of many” public discussions at the Shaw House last Wednesday, with roughly 20 local residents coming out to offer their opinions on how best to tackle the ongoing parking an

Convincing the provincial government to address the volume of traffic on and the condition of Highway 28 between Edmonton and Cold Lake continues to be a priority for municipalities located along the popular roadway. In August, St.

Construction of phase one of the re-development project at Bonnylodge is well underway, with chair of the Lakeland Lodge and Housing Foundation Ray Prevost saying he expects to see the $13 million project completed by June 1.

Verlyn Olson, Alberta's Agriculture Minister, visited Chicago this past week and met with American meat-packers to rally support against the United States mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) rules.

Domestic violence is an ongoing issue for families, police, social services and entire communities throughout Alberta - Bonnyville is no different. "It is definitely an issue for us.

An organizer of the Idle No More ceremonial walk held Oct. 26-28 from Cold Lake, to Bonnyville, to La Corey and back said they accomplished what they set out to do.

Premier Alison Redford participated in a province-wide conference call last week designed to bring small community newspapers up to date with the upcoming fall session, as well as addressing several high-profile provincial and regional issues.