Will opinion change on what a public health emergency response requires after COVID-19 is corralled?  Before 2020, I didn’t think a lot about public health. Pandemics, vaccines, and viral load were not part of the daily vernacular. Needless to say, that’s all changed since this virus began spreading. But well …

Bonnyville Centralized High School said an individual was spotted with a pocketknife and interacting with students Tuesday morning. BCHS alerted parents of the incident that required RCMP attendance. The admin team in the letter said around the time that students were arriving for the day, a trespasser entered the school …

Hockey Alberta’s announcement that Provincials has been cancelled for the second consecutive season was not a shock to locals, but that doesn’t take away the hurt of not competing for a big prize. The decision Wednesday just confirmed some people’s fears that it would not be around again in 2021. …

Vermilion RCMP are currently investigating the shooting death of a horse that occurred sometime between Nov. 23, 2020 and Nov. 27, 2020. On Nov. 30, Vermillion RMCP members responded to a property north of Highway 45 near Clandonald, 15 minutes north of Vermilion, for an animal call. Police located a …

Police are investigating theft of tools from an active construction site and shop in Bonnyville from the same morning. RCMP were notified last Monday, Jan. 4 that tools belonging to Lauden Plumbing were stolen over the weekend at the Bonnyville Centralized High School site. The tools are estimated to be …

Police patrols led to Bonnyville RCMP arresting a known suspect last Monday evening. At around 5:30pm, police spotted a known suspect vehicle, a white Audi A4, parked at a local restaurant in Bonnyville. The suspect fled as RCMP attempted a traffic stop, with multiple patrols now on the search for …

One person has been sent to hospital in Edmonton after suffering a gunshot wound and three people have been charged. In the early morning on Jan. 4, Lac La Biche RCMP received a call from the complaintant, and police arrived to see the victim suffering from serious injuries. RCMP said …

The next Cold Lake city council elected later this year will receive a bump in pay compared to the current council. In late November, city council passed a new council compensation policy, which raised the annual amount local politicians would earn by ten per cent, beginning on January 1, 2022. …

A local federal politician had his constituency office in Cold Lake vandalized this week. Member of Parliament David Yurdiga’s office on 10 Street had “COVID lie” spray painted on the front of the building. Cold Lake RCMP said they were made aware on Wednesday morning and the situation is currently …

A critical health care service has received funding once again from the M.D. of Bonnyville. STARS Air Ambulance will be receiving $10,000 from the M.D. in 2021, as the municipality has continued their pledge of support. In 2020, the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service responded to four calls on the …