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A new partnership between the province’s leading medical school and First Nation communities in and around the Lakeland region will see increased medical opportunities in rural Alberta.

In February of 2021, the St. Paul Fire Department responded to a structure fire where conditions proved to be especially extreme. Some of the responding firefighters were presented with special challenge coins, in honour of their actions that night.

A delegation from Algae Control Canada asked for a letter of support from the MD of Bonnyville's council to carry out an Aluminum Sulfate (Alum) targeted treatment – a Canadian first - to manage the chronic toxic blue-green algae blooms on Moose Lake.

Schools across the Lakeland will 'pause' team sports and tournaments as COVID cases climb

The MD of Bonnyville’s council is moving toward an honorarium “salary” pay structure for elected officials, which would replace the current base-pay plus meeting-pay model where council members track service to the municipality.

Freezing rain warning continues across Lakeland as temperatures in flux

Wednesday evening, emergency responders attended a serious two-vehicle collision that occurred along Highway 28 that sent all three occupants to hospital.

Spruce Grove Saints goalie Tristan Martin got a bit of extra publicity after scoring in a game against the Grande Prairie Storm on January 18.

A kindergarten student who was forgotten on a school bus on January 18 was found walking near a rural road in the St. Paul region, while temperatures dipped well below -20C.

The Bonnyville Minor Hockey Association as a whole sees the importance of making sure youth can get out and get on the ice.