Local News

The 2025 edition of the Venice Picnic, which has been taking place in the community since 1946, was held at the Venice Heritage Park on June 1.

Further investigations of unmarked graves are necessary across Canada, but the federal government discontinued its funding. The Acimowin Opaspiw Society (AOS), a Saddle Lake-based non-profit organization, is among those groups.

Over 45 students at Ashmont School graduated this year on May 30.

On Tuesday, the Government of Alberta’s Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) map was at four St. Lina, which is “moderate risk.” In Lac La Biche, the AQHI map also showed a level of four, and in Cold Lake the AQHI was three. 

New Myrnam School celebrated its new graduates on May 24, with the graduates receiving advice from multiple delegates across the region.

of the Bonnyville Seniors Society, Sherry Hennessey, said they will be celebrating 50 years with a barbecue lunch on June 3 during Seniors' Week.

The Orphan Well Association (OWA) is addressing a methane leak from an orphan well from the 1960s that was found in the Town of Bonnyville in the 4500 block between 45th and 46th Avenue.

The Bonnyville Regional Fire Association (BRFA) has an annual tradition of volunteering its services to clean the sidewalks of main street, using fire hoses to wash away the sand and debris of winter.  

Paul Shaw, a retired nurse, helps out with the cooking crew at the Lac La Biche Heritage Society, and also plays music at his church, for residents of seniors' lodges, and a kids' program at the Stuart MacPherson Public Library in Lac La Biche.