Bonnyville News

Brian Storseth, MP for Westlock – St.

Glendon celebrates its 21st annual Pyrogy Festival.

Dozens of area residents, some heavy machinery, a few waste bins and tons of community spirit had already arrived at Sandy Beach early last Thursday evening to clean up the well-known camping and party spot located on the west side of Cold Lake.

Enbridge's oil pumping station about 24 kilometres south of Elk Point is now fully operational after suffering a release late last month, but further evaluations in terms of testing the soil around the site continue, said company spokesperson Graham

The Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority (BRFA) has determined the cause of the Beaver River trestle fire to be arson and the matter has now been turned over to the RCMP and will proceed as a criminal investigation.

For National Aboriginal Day, the Bonnyville Health Centre held its first ever teepee raising and piping ceremony, both to celebrate the holiday and in honour of the hospital's new Aboriginal Liaison Officer, Marlene Collins.

A well-known landmark along the Iron Horse Trail (IHT) was rendered unsafe after an early-morning fire this past Friday scorched the middle and north end of the structure.

The MD of Bonnyville and Town council discussed upgrades to the Bonnyville airport with Cenovus, Imperial Oil and Canadian Natural (CNRL) at a joint meeting.

Over 100 residents of the often quiet community at Crane Lake made their voices heard at an oilsands extraction project open house and information session this past Thursday at Riverhurst Hall.

Bill C-304 (Canadian Human Rights Act: Protecting Freedom) was voted past third reading on June 6 in the House of Commons by a vote of 153 to 135. Brian Storseth, Conservative MP for St.