Local News

A recent election in the Saddle Lake Cree Nation has sparked political turmoil, with community members questioning the newly elected chief.

Five of the nine members of Saddle Lake’s band council have signed a memo directing Chief Dale Steinhauer to cease “all activity in any leadership or representative role.”

The wife carrying event will take place on Aug. 2 at the Lakeland Agricom as part of the Lakeland Country Fair in Lac La Biche.

A commemorative plaque honouring Ukrainians interned at concentration camps in Canada during the First World War, will be erected at St. Michael’s Cemetery before the end of the year.

The Alberta government will be clawing back a new federal disability benefit from people receiving Alberta Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH).

The 2025 Cold Lake summer fishing derby made waves once again on June 14 and 15, drawing anglers from across Western Canada for two days of competitive fishing on one of Alberta’s most renowned lakes.

BONNYVILLE – The Town of Bonnyville gave first reading to a Land Use Bylaw amendment that would rezone certain properties from R2 - Single Family Small Lot Residential to R3 - Medium Density Residential.

The County of St. Paul approved the first reading of a bylaw that would make it easier for people to build homes on small, vacant lots in the hamlet of Heinsburg. 

A wildfire burning north of Cold Lake within the Air Weapons Range is still classified as being out of control, and a Special Air Quality Statement is also in effect for much of the Lakeland.

A public information session for the Highway 28 project was held in Bonnyville at the Centennial Centre on June 26.