Bonnyville News

Main street has reopened after the section of the road from 49th to 50th Street was closed since Monday due to the expansion of the MD of Bonnyville office.

Members of ATCO's Electric Avenue bed race team likely slept soundly this past weekend after being named champions at the second annual Great Bonnyville Bed Race.

Gary Kurek is going places. The 19-year-old graduate of Bonnyville Centralized High School (BCHS) and Fort Kent native is destined for California, after winning a coveted spot in the inaugural class of the Peter Thiel Fellowship's 20 Under 20.

Kate Middleton may have a prince but she doesn't have a pair of chaps to rival those of Bonnyville's new rodeo royalty.

The MD of Bonnyville council has decided in a 5-2 vote to continue with the roundabout slated for the intersection of Highways 55 and 892 and its agreement with the province to chip in $2 million towards it, and to accept a petition with 1,100 people

After hearing about the devastating wildfires that consumed Slave Lake recently and the resulting evacuation and destruction of a large percentage of the town, residents of Bonnyville have come together to collect money and donations to help those af

Discrepancies in next year's school calendar will virtually wipe out the transportation co-operative fund shared between Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) and Lakeland Catholic School District (LCSD), drawing an estimated $450,000 from it.

Rodeo isn't just a sport, but a way of life and passion that never diminishes once you get involved, says the new president of the Bonnyville Pro Rodeo and Chuckwagon Association.

Local children set up a water stand to raise money for relief efforts in Slave Lake. (Front row from left) Peadar Nolan, Matthew Inkster, Claudia Kahamis, Carson Croteau, Donnacha Nolan. (Back row from left) Emmett Croteau, Arcan Kahmis.

About 55 people took advantage of the nice weather this past Saturday and joined in Portage College's fifth annual Have-a-Heart walk/run around Jessie Lake to raise funds for schools in Third World countries.