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Manchester City - the best team in the land once more

Manchester City - the best team in the land once more

Well Bonnyville, it's been a while since I updated you all on the comings and goings involved with my beloved Manchester City Football Club, but with the team securing its second Premier League trophy in three years to go along with a Capital One Cup
Industry could do more to prevent and clean up oil spills

Industry could do more to prevent and clean up oil spills

Over the past 37 years, there have been 28,666 crude oil spills reported in Alberta, according to a report by Global News (with information from the Energy Resources Conservation Board).
In an instant

In an instant

It was the last thing in the world I could have imagined myself experiencing. On Friday, just before 6 p.m., I was walking out of a store on main street, holding my son's hand, when we heard what sounded like a horrible collision of vehicles.
Providing access to housing in tough times

Providing access to housing in tough times

The housing issues in the Bonnyville/Cold Lake region are well documented and don't appear to be letting up any time soon. Apartment complexes coming down the line in both communities should help alleviate some pressure.
Shutting down foreign workers program is a mistake

Shutting down foreign workers program is a mistake

Two weeks on from the controversial news that the federal government would be suspending all applications for its temporary foreign workers program in the restaurant and fast-food industry and I think it's safe to say that many of us here in Bonnyvil
Former mayor comments on Ken Hughes leadership run

Former mayor comments on Ken Hughes leadership run

On page 7 of the April 12 issue of the Edmonton Journal Ken Hughes is quoted “I've never been part of any sense of entitlement.
This too shall pass

This too shall pass

I had an interesting Easter weekend. While most spend the holiday with family, chowing down on turkey and painting eggs, I was tethered to an IV drip and stuck in a hospital bed. Fear not, it’s nothing serious – although it was seriously painful.
Include alternative views in curriculum redesign

Include alternative views in curriculum redesign

There has been a lot of talk about oil and gas companies' involvement in the Alberta curriculum redesign, with more than 26,000 people voicing their opposition in a petition earlier this month calling for the removal of the companies from the process
A close call

A close call

Ever since early December when the Edmonton Oilers announced that they were going to host a weekend hockey clinic in Bonnyville, I have been fantasizing about what player might come to town.
Worth the wait

Worth the wait

The unthinkable truly happened today, I was able to walk to work in a windbreaker, only wearing a t-shirt under it. It’s been a long time coming, but it’s finally starting to feel like spring.
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