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Are you ready to get your thrift on? For the first time in the Town of Bonnyville’s history, the municipality will be holding a community wide garage sale, and everyone is invited to participate.

Wood Buffalo RCMP advise of traffic disruption in Fort McMurray Fort McMurray, Alta.

Has the air quality and thick smoke affected your May long weekend plans?

Town of Bonnyville council approved the 2023 mill rates, which were adjusted to reflect an average tax increase of two per cent across the board. To accomplish this, residential and multi-family residential mill rates decreased while non-residential mill rates increased.

In the aftermath of destructive fires in Cherry Grove, Ward 6 Coun. Ben Fadeyiw says it is past time for the hamlet to have its own fire hall.

Women from the St. John’s United Church Women’s Auxiliary held a donation drive to provide much-needed items to the Dragonfly Counselling and Support Centre. The items provided will support both counselling clients and those needing police and court support.

Poor air quality, smoke smell and haze blankets Lakeland area

In the contested Cold Lake-Bonnyville-St. Paul riding, candidates Caitlyn Blake with the New Democratic Party (NDP), and Scott Cyr of the United Conservative Party (UCP), presented their platforms to the electorate during a May 16 forum in Cold Lake.

The St. Paul Regional High School Saints girls' handball team came home with provincial gold, while the École Mallaig School Stingers also had an impressive finish, bringing home provincial bronze medals.

Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying those who may have been involved in breaking into and stealing items from a liquor store in Ardmore early Friday morning.