Bonnyville News

Staff Sgt. Sarah Parke encourages the public to report any crime, however minor it might seem, “because unbeknownst to them, it may be related to a rash of events in the same area and might help solve the puzzle.”

A sounding carbon monoxide (CO) detector led paramedics and Station 5 Bonnyville firefighters to attend a residence in Kehewin. The call is a reminder for residents to routinely check their detectors.

Animal control, overflowing garbage and unsightly properties tops the to-do list for Town of Bonnyville’s community peace officer during first full year on the job.

As the holiday season nears, the Town of Bonnyville is encouraging residents to dig out their Christmas decorations and ‘Light up Bonnyville.'

Safe Exchange Zones have now been implemented at all Eastern Alberta RCMP District Detachments to increase safety for those meeting up to purchase or sell items negotiated on through online trade.

‘Our constituency has banded together, and we just knocked it out of the park... This is a win for all of us, the more active we are, the more we can press government for more ability to be heard – that is a powerful tool,’ says Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul MLA Scott Cyr.

The Bonnyville Royal Canadian Legion Branch 183 hosted an outdoor Remembrance Day service on Nov. 11.

"If it wasn't for the society, we wouldn't have the hall or the arena in our community," says Glendon Ag Society’s vice president.

As the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs battle their way up the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) standings, now sitting in fourth spot in the league, the grind continues.

Bonnyville RCMP allege that a 50-year-old driver was impaired by drugs, fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a parked vehicle.