Bonnyville News

A full-day visit to the Lakeland on Friday by Alberta Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky and his parliamentary assistant, MLA Raj Sherman, has left local officials sounding upbeat on the health front.

Muriel Creek Cattle is not your average farm. And farm operator Greg Sawchuk's newest venture, Muriel Creek Sunshine, promises to be equally as enterprising. Around 30 people came to a demonstration day at Sawchuk's farm on May 2.

A recently established Bonnyville company aims to make life more comfortable for the oil patch. King Kans started producing luxury portable washrooms that are going over well in a market ready to change the way of handling waste.

“It feels like my work has paid off,” says Kendra Mogck. “I really just like teaching science.” Notre Dame High School nominated Mogck for the Edwin Parr Award, which is presented to the top new teachers by the Alberta School Boards Association.

The news dreaded by family and friends of Kenneth Bjornstad came Thursday, after hundreds of man hours spent searching.

The MD of Bonnyville grew its financial resources in 2009, thanks largely to a double-digit percentage boost in tax revenue. The 14.

Area teachers used a few hours with Education Minister Dave Hancock last week to voice their views and concerns about the future of the system they teach in.

Cenovus Energy has almost doubled its daily oil production at its key Foster Creek project north of Cold Lake in the past year.

The unexpected approval of a $2.3 million conditional grant to the Town of Bonnyville is expected to force some tough decisions on the town's capital projects list.

”I couldn't be prouder. This is the best show, the best audience, and they were fantastic,” co-director Nathalie Reid said after the final performance of Seussical the Musical on Saturday.