Bonnyville News

An investigation into a fight between fans during Game 4 of the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs playoff run resulted in as a 26-year-old woman from Spruce Grove being arrested and charged with assault.

A road ban has been put in place for the MD of Bonnyville. The road ban only applies to operators that do not have a road use agreement with the municipality.

In the last seven days, Bonnyville RCMP have opened investigations into at least five vehicle thefts. Police are urging those who have any information about the thefts or those connected to the stolen vehicles to contact RCMP.

From a post-secondary bursary program to the creation of Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, the Clayton Bellamy Foundation for the Arts is making waves after receiving the Community Spirit Award in Calgary earlier this month at the Alberta Country Music Awards.

Moving forward the MD of Bonnyville will not be holding public hearings for licensing of roadways applications. Instead, adjacent landowners and affected groups will have a one-month period to submit letters of concern or correspondence to the municipality.

‘With no cell service you head into the gas station where you are greeted by a robotic-like person with a large head and even larger smile. Feeling unsafe, you exit the station and head out into the village,’ reads an excerpt from this year’s Glendon Agricultural Society annual scavenger hunt.

The MD of Bonnyville will be listing three parcels of land at Muriel Lake and four lots in Therien for public auction after an internal review of land titles found the properties were transferred to the municipality, some the result of tax forfeiture.

Due to a shortage of an available emergency department physician, the Bonnyville Health Centre will temporarily be without emergency services Thursday evening until Friday morning.

Changes made to the MD of Bonnyville’s Seniors Transportation Grant Policy earlier this year spurred 86-year-old MD resident Bernie Chartrand to present to MD council seeking those changes be reversed and more money be added to the grant program.

On March 30, Premier Danielle Smith and leader of the United Conservative Party travelled to Bonnyville to rally support and funds for the upcoming election campaign slated for May 29, 2023. More than 800 people attended the sold-out fundraising dinner held at the Bonnyville and District Centennial Centre.