Local News

ELK POINT – Three representatives of the Eastern Alberta Regional Victim Serving Society (EARVSS) attended the March 24 meeting of Elk Point Town Council to outline the services provided following the recent Regional Transition.

The MD of Bonnyville gave first reading to the 2025 tax rate bylaw that proposes a 3.4 per cent residential municipal tax rate increase, though not without some debate.

A 25-year-old Edmonton resident has died following a collision between a pickup truck and a semi-truck on Township Road 640, April 1.

Staff members at a St. Paul school acted quickly on March 31 when an unknown person entered the St. Paul Elementary School.

The Alberta Dental Association outlined that they are ready to work with the provincial government to create a new Made-in-Alberta Dental Care Plan.

The emergency department at the William J. Cadzow - Lac La Biche Healthcare Centre will be without onsite physician coverage for several dates in April.

City of Cold Lake council discussed an uptick in applications to the municipality's Rural Renewal Stream (RRS) in a recent Corporate Priorities Meeting on March 18 - a trend attributed to the suspension or termination of similar programs in approximately 10 other Alberta communities.

Lisa Dribnenki began writing ‘Every Perfect Possibility’ nine months after her husband, Brian, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. The book was printed just prior to his passing in October, 2024.

Bonnyville RCMP are on scene at a serious motor vehicle collision, the morning of April 1.

The U15B female hockey provincials came to town March 28 to 30, bringing in hockey teams from across the province. The weekend started on Friday with round robin play, and opening ceremonies in the evening.