Bonnyville News

'If a woman just says something doesn't feel right, then that should be enough to look into it because cancer is not an over 50 disease. Cancer could hit anyone at any time,' says Bonnyville breast cancer survivor.

After a wild 7-6 shootout win over the Devon Barons on Oct. 14, the Bonnyville Senior ‘AA’ Pontiacs came home to the Bonnyville C2 Center for their home opener against the visiting Red Deer Rustlers on Saturday night.

After B&R Eckel’s Transport Ltd. was purchased by Mullen Group Ltd. in May, layoffs are now taking place and are expected to impact about 12 per cent of the Bonnyville-based company’s workforce.

A Spooktacular Family Fun Day is set to take place this weekend at the Bonnyville & District Centennial Centre (C2) in celebration of not only Halloween, but also to acknowledge a new partnership.

‘It feels like a family and that's awesome that people that you just meet can make you feel that loved,’ says this year’s recipient of the Feel the Love project in Bonnyville.

The 2023-24 regular season has been a mixed bag for the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs so far. The home team has moved up two spots this week to sixth place in the Alberta Junior Hockey League after two wins and one loss last week.

BONNYVILLE - The issue of rural crime and people living in fear of it made its way to the MD of Bonnyville council for discussion last week.

‘We want to hear from everyone who lives in the area to see how often they shop in Bonnyville, why they might choose our retailers or why they may go to another community for their retail needs,’ says Town of Bonnyville mayor.

The crisp but sunny autumn air was the perfect weather for athletes to traverse trail systems in the diverse landscape of the boreal forest.