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BONNYVILLE – The Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs of the Alberta Junior Hockey League have announced that Chad Mercier has been hired as their next head coach.

County of St. Paul council denied a request from a councilor to attend the Federation of Canadian Municipalities 2025 Annual Conferenc, which is being held in Ottawa in late May. 

During the event, Portage College athletes received awards while Ken Staples and Etienne Vaillancourt, the inductees for the 2024 Lac La Biche County Sports Hall of Fame, and were honoured for their contributions to sport in the local community.

While registering in advance can save you time at the polling station on election day, you can still register at the polls. All Canadian citizens who are at least 18 years old on April 28, 2025 are eligible to vote in the federal election.

The William J. Cadzow Healthcare Centre is one of 20 rural healthcare centres across Alberta that will be evaluated.

According to data from Elections Canada, 137 special ballots have been issued to voters in the Lakeland so far, and 270 special ballots have been issued in the Fort McMurray-Cold Lake riding. 

“This file in particular was brought to our attention by the community and sources that are very, very interested in getting these controlled drugs and substances off their reserve."

The 13th annual Spring Sale, which is put on each year by the Lac La Biche Agricultural Society, took place on March 29 at the Bold Centre.

The incident took place on the afternoon of April 3 and resulted in one person being transported to hospital.

Cold Lake was buzzing with excitement as it welcomed teams from across Alberta for the U13D Hockey Provincials, which were held at the Cold Lake Energy Centre Imperial Arena from March 20 to 23.