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Saddle Lake RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing 21-year-old Sandy White who was last seen in Edmonton on Feb. 29.

On March 1, the Bonnyville Pontiacs U15-2 team, composed of 17 players, held a fundraiser for the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta at the Bonnyville and District Centennial Centre. 

Shiny shovels and smiling faces in construction zone for new aquatic centre in Lac La Biche

After securing a fourth place in the league, the Bonnyville Pontiacs will be able to rest for awhile as the bottom six teams proceeds to a play-in series from March 7 to 13.

Elk Point Town Council continued their ongoing search for new opportunities at their Feb. 28 meeting, with one opportunity arriving earlier that day in the form of an invitation to join the Town of St. Paul and other area communities at upcoming trade shows in Edmonton, Sherwood Park and Fort McMurray. 

Saturday’s 3-3 tie with the Provost Blades added to the Elk Point U18 Avalanche’s 5-2 win at home on Friday night to give the Avs top billing in their two-game, total-point series.

The Bonnyville RCMP were kept busy last with dealing with 133 investigations from February 23 to March 1. Two hours after receiving a call of an SUV stolen from the 4100 block of 43 Ave. on Feb.

On Feb. 26, the St. Paul Barracudas Swim Club held its second mini-meet of the season at the St. Paul Aquatic Centre, giving swimmers a change to see how they have improved over the course of the season. 

When Alberta's 200,000 public employees begin their rounds of collective bargaining this year, there will likely be a "ghost at the table" influencing negotiations with their employer, a new report from the Parkland Institute says.

Over the Family Day weekend the Lakeland region was swept up by the Snow Fever event in Cold Lake. The three-day event brought people to Cold Lake from across the Lakeland.