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Taking on the Drayton Valley Thunder on Tuesday evening, the Bonnyville Pontiacs marked their first game of 2022 with an overtime win.

A variety of stories had readers clicking over the past 12 months.

Masks and rapid tests are on their way to schools across the province, as in-person classes are set to resume Jan. 10.

Lac La Biche County’s emergency management team has been recognized nationally for providing safe spaces for thousands of residents during the Fort McMurray Horse River Fire in 2016.

In the first half of 2021, Bonnyville and area residents responded to public health measures, hooked up to the new water line and said farewell to several long-serving public servants

Kuni Albert with UnBQ stated, “the design of the program is to create environmental policy and accord for the environment and our people.” 

The ‘Give Where We Live’ initiative carried out by a local branch of MasTec Canada has collected hundreds of pounds worth of food for Bonnyville’s Food Bank and provided thousands of dollars for the Canada-wide Kids Help Phone.

Jacob Labant, 15, is following in his brothers' footsteps and has been drafted in the WHL prospects draft.

ELK POINT - Garbage collection in Elk Point may just to have to wait for warmer weather. With no collection last week due to the Dec. 24 to Jan.