Bonnyville News

After a main waterline break left thousands of local residents in Bonnyville without water for over 17 hours late last month, Mayor Gene Sobolewski provided an update on the state of the town's waterline last week.

Hundreds of local residents were taken back to the ‘ye olde days' Feb. 15 as the Bonnyville Health Foundation staged its 17th annual hospital gala at the Centennial Centre's field house, treating those in attendance to “A Medieval Knight.

Local RCMP is on the lookout for two suspects involved in a robbery at Sylvestre's Source for Sports this past weekend that saw several long-barreled rifles stolen – the second time guns have been stolen in the region in less than a week.

Cold Lake will be the water source used to supply municipalities in the surrounding region with clean healthy drinking water for the foreseeable future.

The Federal Government officially tabled its 2014 budget in Ottawa Feb.

With the spring months approaching, town council made the decision to move forward with construction of the proposed splash park at Little Leap Park, committing to financing the project should the organizing committee fail to raise the necessary fund

Cold Lake council and the Cold Lake Ambulance Society (CLAS) are concerned ambulance service levels in the city are being compromised.

MLA for Bonnyville – Cold Lake Genia Leskiw welcomed the new Minister of Municipal Affairs Ken Hughes to the region last week to meet with local leaders for discussions surrounding what priorities each municipality had moving into the new year.

As of Feb. 1, Albertans have the ability to take time off from work to care for a gravely ill family member without worrying about losing their job.

The old Bonnyville Opry is getting a makeover. After much deliberation in recent months the Opry's board of directors decided to modernize the event and give it a facelift – now referring to the monthly musical meeting as “Bonnyville Live.