Opinion

I quite enjoyed the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Seeing Canadian athletes take home 25 medals, including 10 gold medals, made me proud to call myself a Canadian.

Last weekend I traveled to Edmonton with Bonnyville Nouvelle reporter Andrew Mendler to take in my first Battle of Alberta, and I must say, the match up between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames at Rexall Place left me with a much greater level

Uh-oh. Finance boss tempts superstition on eve of 2014 budget unveling.

Over the last few weeks, I've seen an increase of short video clips popping up on Facebook, depicting my friends, and their friends filling glasses with beer and drinking it, while giving a short speech, nominating other people to do the same.

It's not often that a small town journalist gets a chance to go to the pros and mingle with the best in the business, but last week I put on my big-boy pants and attended an Edmonton Oilers game as a member of the media.

Last week, I was given the opportunity to speak to some Grade 4 and 5 students about journalism and answer some fun questions for the kids at Ashmont Elementary.

Another Winter Olympics has come to a close and for all the initial worry and concern, from the outside it appears the games went quite well – especially for Canada, and particularly our team sports, earning gold in men's and women's curling and hock

Hey Bonnyville, I'm finally back from my weeklong geography boot camp (yes, I now know Nicaragua is in Central America!) to bring you yet another edition of the Mic Check.

There is a lack of bus drivers in the Bonnyville-Cold Lake region. Check that. There is a lack of school bus drivers in the region. There is clearly an abundance of bus drivers who, every morning around 5 a.m. and every evening around 6 p.m.

One of the biggest events in the region last year was the 2013 municipal election. The leaders of this rapidly growing region were selected to take the wheel and drive the community into the future.