Bonnyville News

The act of bullying has a significant impact on youth and their mental health. This year’s recipients of the Lakeland Catholic School Division's Mental Health Matters Poster Design Contest both focused their designs on anti-bullying messages.

Some MD of Bonnyville residents have been put on standby and told to make "preparations" as a wildfire burns in the area.

As producers hustle to get their seeds in the soil, exhaustion poses a real threat to farmer safety and increases the risk of fatigue-related injuries, says the environmental program manager at Lakeland Agricultural Research Association.

With the snow now mostly melted and warm weather in the forecast, farmers will be busy getting crops in the ground.

Over 70 producers from Bonnyville, Lac La Biche, Smoky Lake and St. Paul have applied for the On-farm Climate Action Fund. The funding is tied to improved farming practices around nitrogen management, cover cropping and rotational grazing practices.

A blue-green algae bloom advisory was issued for Muriel Lake on May 3 after Cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, has been identified in areas of Muriel Lake, according to Alberta Health Services.

Traffic Safety Act charges are pending against one of the drivers involved in a two-vehicle collision that occurred Tuesday night on Range Road 461 A, near the Hamlet of La Corey. An investigation remains ongoing, says RCMP.

For the last four years, vast sections of the Jessie Lake Trail system have been underwater. This ongoing issue is one of the larger projects to be tackled during the Town’s 2023 budget. 

‘At the end of the day, you want them to go home to their family because they are loved, and they try the very best for the people that they support,’ says Chief of Cold Lake First Nations.

On May 10, organizers of the Lakeland Motorcycle Ride for Dad will be drumming up excitement for its annual charity ride with a community barbecue being held at Sick Cycles, Bonnyville.