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This year's Sparkle in the Park has an impressive 53 displays, up from 21 last year. The event takes place at the Cold Lake MD of Bonnyville Campground Dec. 4 to 9.

An Airdrie, Alberta hockey player was selected in the sixth round, 186th overall at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

Lakeland Lodge has secured $300,000 in government funding to renew and update units within its senior apartments and community housing complexes.

The Festival of Trees took place at the C2 Centre on Dec. 2 and 3, drawing crowds of people while also raising funds for the Bonnyville Health Foundation.

Home businesses in the Town of Bonnyville may soon see their last annual development permit renewal form, if Town council approves an amendment to its Land Use Bylaw following a public hearing on Dec. 15.

Domestic abuse shelters in Alberta are increasingly being overwhelmed by requests for help, and have had to turn away thousands due to a lack of space or resources. 

With the arrival of winter, a noticeable absence of snowfall has cast a shadow over Kinosoo Ridge Snow Resort, located near Cold Lake. Celebrated for its scenic beauty, the ski kill finds itself without the usual blanket of snow as the opening weekend for the ski hill has now come and gone.

On Nov. 28, Bonnyville and District Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) presented their budget to the Town of Bonnyville council for the upcoming year.

ASHMONT – Parking was at a premium and Ashmont Agriplex was packed to the doors on Saturday afternoon as hunters from across a wide area of the Lakeland displayed their trophies from successful hunts at the 2023 Buck of the Season.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Ottawa's proposed cap on greenhouse gas emissions from the oilpatch singles out her province for punitive measures and she promises another court fight with the federal government over it.