Bonnyville News

The federal riding of Westlock-St. Paul will cease to exist if the recommendation of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Alberta is approved.

Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne attempted to put fears to rest over the re-routing of northern Alberta medevac services as he hosted community representatives and media from northern Alberta at the new air ambulance base at the Edmonton Internatio

Members of the Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) were in Cold Lake last Wednesday to present information to the community on the potential expansion to the city's regional water treatment and supply system.

Last weekend marked the seventh year of Tellier's Farm hosting the La Cabane a Sucre Du Norde, or Northern Sugarshack, with hundreds of local residents out to attend the popular traditional French-Canadian festival.

Two local teens have been recognized for their hard work, determination and commitment in the community as they were among 16 in the province to be presented with a 2013 Great Kids Award in Edmonton on March 3.

The Alberta Government tabled its 2013 budget last week and as many were expecting, the province is running a deficit. “We're in a deficit,” Finance Minister Doug Horner said during a budget-day press conference.

Over 30,000 people called in to the provincial government's teleconference town hall meeting regarding northern Alberta's medevac services on Feb. 26.

The Government of Alberta held one of its 20 province-wide “water conversations” in La Corey last week, as part of the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Diana McQueen's plan to find out the public opinion regarding water is

The Save Our Medevac Society (SOS) stepped up its lobby Monday to pressure the provincial government to delay its planned rerouting of fixed-wing medevac aircraft from Edmonton's City Centre Airport to the International Airport as of March 15.

The Chatwin Lake waste transfer site is now temporarily closed after the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB) denied the MD of Bonnyville's development permit for the site, following an appeal that was heard on Feb.