Local News

The Bonnyville Pontiacs have announced that a new coach will be joining the team - with the announcement coming just hours ahead of the start of AJHL playoffs.

Six vehicles were reported stolen to Bonnyville RCMP from March 8 to 15.

The event, titled Art and Bannock; An Evening of Connection, was organized by Portage College Community Social Work students as a fundraiser for residents of the William J. Cadzow Hospital continuing care unit.

A 46-year-old man has been charged with breaking and entering, causing damage to property over $5,000 and being in possession of break-in instruments after police were called out to an oil lease site a few miles northwest of Bonnyville.

Even the fire truck was there at Elk Point Allied Arts on March 9 when Elk Point Fire Department hosted their first Firemen’s Ball since 2018.

The Speedee Lube team won this year's Zarowny Motors Superleague curling championship.

To help mitigate the impact of future droughts on communities and "maximize" water use, the government of Alberta is putting $35 million towards water-management and conservation initiatives

A new addition introduced at the Cenovus Wellness Centre in mid-January has stirred up some opinions among users of the popular fitness facility, located at the Cold Lake Energy Centre. 

On March 13, the Mannawanis Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) hosted “A Night of Music,” a live music show introducing an ensemble of over 10 local musicians. Joining them was Luka Maria Walgrave from Belgium, a songstress who seeks the true value and meaning of music for herself.

Strut Your Mutt was held in Cold Lake on March 9 as a way to raise money for the Lakeland Humane Society.