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A dozen ladies teams rocked the weekend at the Lac La Biche Curling Club for the Ladies Bonspiel. Teams came from across the region for a chance at prizes, fun and laughs.

The board of trustees for Lakeland Catholic School Division has approved the 2023-24 division calendar with some notable changes geared toward improving the mental health of students and staff alike.

New rates, rules and fines have been updated to the Town of Bonnyville’s new Solid Waste Bylaw deemed as a necessary “modernization” of the former Garbage Bylaw originally passed in 1987. A section specific to the disposal of “Household Hazardous Waste” and electronic waste has also been included in the new bylaw.

During the Feb. 28 County of St. Paul Public Works meeting, council was presented with an option to buy new snowplow/gravel trucks that could be purchased right away, as opposed to waiting for ordered trucks that would take two to three years to be delivered.

The Glendon Skating Club held its annual skating carnival on March 11.

The crop insurance premiums for producers are expected to increase by about 22 per cent which may differ depending on where a farmer is located and what crop they are growing.

In the last seven days, Bonnyville RCMP members responded to motor vehicle collisions in both the Town of Bonnyville and in Iron River along Highway 55.

RCMP continue to be on the lookout for a black 2015 Chevrolet Cruze bearing the Alberta licence plate CMH 9102 that had been stolen while idling on Bonnyville’s Main Street.

A 39-year-old Bonnyville man was alleged to have been caught breaking into individual mailboxes at the Bonnyville Post Office on the evening of March 13.

Figure skaters from across the region gathered at the Clancy Richard Arena in St. Paul on March 11 to show off the skills they have learned on the ice.