Bonnyville News

A number of residents and politicians have expressed their concern with the rising cost of gasoline, as prices at the pumps in Bonnyville exceeded $1.30 per litre for the first time since 2008 earlier this month.

Bonnyville was taken over last week with an influx of people in town to participate in the 2013 Bonnyville Oil and Gas Show. The event saw dozens of exhibitors pack the Centennial Center on Wednesday and Thursday.

With the municipal election coming up in October, Bonnyville Coun. Ray Prevost has announced that he will not be running for mayor.

Traditions, culture, stories and dancing were shared in Bonnyville this past Friday, as communities came together to celebrate National Aboriginal Day.

Bonnyville Mayor Ernie Isley has officially announced he will not be running for the position again in October's municipal elections, bringing an end to his seven-year tenure as mayor of Bonnyville.

A single mother and her six children have lost everything after a fire destroyed the inside of their duplex on the southeast side of Bonnyville during the early morning hours of June 3.

A suspect charged with multiple offences following an incident on May 6 that resulted in an altercation with RCMP and left a house destroyed by fire was apprehended in Edmonton last Monday.

Neighbours banded together in the early morning hours of June 3rd to help fight a fire that was consuming a duplex on the southeast side of Bonnyville, before firefighters arrived on scene and fully extinguished the flames.

The Canadian government has announced its support for the Canadian Red Cross's (CRC) youth-led anti-bullying project that will get more than 50,000 students involved in bullying prevention.

The MD of Bonnyville's Public Safety department is paying closer attention to unsightly properties in the region.