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Impaired driver causes two-vehicle collisions on area highway

Impaired driver causes two-vehicle collisions on area highway

Bonnyville RCMP alleges that a 22-year-old impaired and suspended driver rear-ended another vehicle while travelling on Range Road 460, causing both vehicles to hit the ditch.
Lac La Biche County mayor questions some budget expenditures

Lac La Biche County mayor questions some budget expenditures

Lac La Biche County passes 2023 Budget, estimating tax hikes and $80M in revenues
Friendship Centre expansion well under way

Friendship Centre expansion well under way

The expansion of the Bonnyville Friendship Centre’s office is taking shape as GenMec ACL crews push through frigid temperatures to complete the major infrastructure project within a strict timeline as part of a federal grant’s funding requirement.
String of mailbox thefts occurred in Bonnyville

String of mailbox thefts occurred in Bonnyville

Unknown culprit(s) targeted three mailbox units in the Town of Bonnyville stealing parcels and mail overnight on Dec. 15 and Dec. 20.
Filipino Christmas tradition returns to Lac La Biche

Filipino Christmas tradition returns to Lac La Biche

A special Filipino Christmas event hosted in Lac La Biche drew almost 100 guests for the holiday celebration on Dec. 17 
Rural home lost following Monday fire

Rural home lost following Monday fire

A home in the northern portion of the County of St. Paul was lost to fire on Dec. 19. Ashmont fire chief James Preston confirmed that Ashmont and Mallaig fire crews responded to a chimney fire at about 3 p.m., last Monday.
Recipient of NLPS Friends of Education Award happy to share watershed knowledge

Recipient of NLPS Friends of Education Award happy to share watershed knowledge

Brian Deheer, President of Healthy Waters Lac La Biche, is a recipient of the Northern Lights Public Schools (NLPS) 2022 Friends of Education Award. The award was presented on Dec. 14 to Deheer in recognition of conservation workshops offered at Aurora Middle School.
Lac La Biche curling rink turns into temporary homeless shelter

Lac La Biche curling rink turns into temporary homeless shelter

Temperature drops, increase in users and possibility of virus outbreak move homeless to larger location until end of March
Pack the Police Car gathers over 5,000 lbs of community food donations

Pack the Police Car gathers over 5,000 lbs of community food donations

Bonnyville residents have gone above and beyond last year’s totals donated through the Bonnyville RCMP detachment’s Pack the Police Car food drive, despite increased financial pressures experienced by many.
Bonnyville Voyageurs mark accomplishments of 2022 season

Bonnyville Voyageurs mark accomplishments of 2022 season

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