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After years of ongoing efforts to raise funds to build a state-of-the-art facility for the Bonnyville Friendship Centre, the non-profit has received a multi-million dollar federal grant to begin construction for an addition and retrofit. Local dignitaries offered words of encouragement and a hand at the groundbreaking ceremony.

For some, it may not be enough to truly heal says James Cardinal, President of the Métis Nation of Alberta Region 1.

On April 5, the Lakeland Panthers hosted an end of season banquet filled with awards, food, and a speech by guest and former NHL player Jon Kalinski, who also happens to be a Panthers’ alumnus.

After a decade, the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs will begin the search for a new head coach following the immediate parting of ways between the Pontiacs’ organization and Rick Swan.

After hopes that the 2022 Oil and Gas Show would be ‘bigger and better’ than years past, the event organized by the Bonnyville and District Chamber of Commerce was postponed another year citing economic factors.

Colette Borgun takes over as Deputy Mayor

The highest bid for a single item at the cake auction was $1,125 for a poppy seed cake.

The Vilna Veselka Dancing Club's perogy supper brought nearly 500 people together on April 2.

With festival season already underway in North America after a two-year pause, local Hoop Dancer Beany John with the Kehewin Native Dance Theatre won second place at the 2022 World Championship Hoop Dance Contest.