Bonnyville News

H. E. Bourgoin (HEB) students have been exercising their democratic rights for the past few weeks, participating in Student Vote, following the provincial election closely and even writing news articles about the election's outcome.

Local reaction following last week's election run the gamut from disappointment to relief to a willingness to work with whatever government is in power no matter which party they come from.

Nine-year-old Brayden Whyte is like so many other boys his age. His smiling face and positive, loving personality help raise the spirits of fellow students and teachers at Cold Lake Elementary School (CLES).

After discovering the current Bonnyville Royal Canadian Legion building was irreparable, the Legion committee decided to buy the St. James Anglican Church, located at 5111-52 St. to use as their new facility.

Vicky Lefebvre, Cold Lake trustee for the Lakeland Catholic School District (LCSD), told her fellow board members last week that when she left the meeting with the transportation committee from the Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) on March 5, s

For the sixth straight year, Tellier's farm played host to La Cabane à Sucre du Nord, or Northern Sugar Shack, a popular local festival celebrating many French-Canadian traditions.

Passenger bus service has returned to the Bonnyville area. The Northern Express Bus Line has commenced service between Cold Lake and Edmonton, with stops in major centres along the way, including Bonnyville, St. Paul and Smoky Lake.

The Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) has decided to stick to their original intent to dissolve the joint transportation agreement with the Lakeland Catholic School District (LCSD) despite being asked to extend the agreement for another year to

Clayton Bellamy, country music rock star, returned to his hometown of Bonnyville on March 6 for the premier of his newest record "Everyone's a Dreamer," as well as to visit schools in northern Alberta while following the same theme to encourage them

Genia Leskiw, MLA for Bonnyville – Cold Lake, and 20 other MLAs serving on the all-party provincial Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing have come under fire this past week.