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Bonnyville native is amongst eight semi-finalists from five Canadian provinces participating in this this year's competition

Lenora LeMay, the chair of the Lakeland Out of the Elements Shelter Society (LOESS), said since opening Lac La Biche’s new transitional housing facility two months ago, residents are getting settled in, and staff are working with them to find c

Between July 2020 and June 2023, 34 bank repossessions and 48 bank sales took place in the Town of Bonnyville.

The County of St. Paul signed a joint letter addressed to Premier Danielle Smith and Affordability and Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf asking for a 35 km buffer zone from wind turbines along the North Saskatchewan River within the County of St. Paul.  

A display of civic engagement was noticeable in Bonnyville on Monday as the "Axe the Tax" family parade took to the streets, marking the beginning of the "Axe the Carbon Tax" movement in the Lakeland.  

The party was held on Friday, March 29 at the pavilion on the Lac La Biche Agricultural Society grounds.

From April 3 to April 12, there will be several evenings where the emergency department at the hospital in Smoky Lake will likely experience service disruptions.

Ty Lafrance of St. Paul, and the Bulldogs Baseball Academy in Lloydminster, has committed to play for the Edmonton Collegiate Hawks's junior varsity team. Another baseball athlete from the St. Paul region has also been playing for the Hawks since the Fall of 2023. Nolan Dechaine, who comes from St. Lina, congratulated Ty for his commitment to the team. 

The president of the Child and Youth Care Association of Alberta says that the child and youth care profession needs to be regulated to ensure best practices and to prevent harm.

A design plan for a new school in Lac La Biche County to replace Vera M. Welsh Elementary School will be ready by the end of April.