Bonnyville RCMP News Release:

On the evening of May 6, 2013, Bonnyville RCMP responded to a complaint at a residence located on the Kehewin Cree Nation in relation to an alleged assault.

Officers located the suspect, Suede Brandon BATOCHE, age 19 years, hiding in the basement of this residence. BATOCHE physically assaulted one officer, then turned and pointed a firearm at officers. BATOCHE subsequently fled the residence with a firearm. He then set several fires in the grass around the property and as a result, the residence was lost to the fire.

The RCMP are advising the public that BATOCHE is still at large and is considered armed and dangerous. It is believed he is still in possession of at least one firearm, possibly more.

The RCMP are requesting the public's assistance. If anyone has any information regarding BATOCHE's whereabouts, please contact Bonnyville RCMP at 780-343-7264, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIPS(8477). Do not approach him.

Bonnyville RCMP

PRESS RELEASE FROM BONNYVILLE RCMP:

Over the past several weeks, Bonnyville RCMP received numerous break and enter complaints from various locations within the MD of Bonnyville. In all cases these crime scenes were investigated thoroughly, and leads were followed up on. I am very pleased to report that following the execution of a search warrant in the Town of Bonnyville, we have laid charges i

n connection to 8 of these break and enters and recovered stolen property of a value estimated to be greater then $75,000. Recovered items included several TV's, tools, small appliances, sporting goods, clothing, and numerous other types of items.

This warrant was executed with the assistance of Cold Lake Detachment and demonstrates another example of integrated policing and cooperation between two neighboring detachments.

Julia Cardinal, AGE: 45 of Bonnyville stands charged with the following offences:

- Possession of property obtained by a crime greater then $5000
- Possession of property obtained by a crime less then $5000
- Possession of break and enter tools
- Possession of a weapon
- Two counts of failing to comply with a probation order
- Two counts of careless transportation of a firearm
- Two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking

There are 4 other co-accused individuals who are also charged with two counts each of possession of property obtained by a crime. Their names are being withheld.

Remembrance Day Ceremonies

Remembrance Day

If you can get out to a Remembrance Day ceremony this Sunday, make sure you do. I always do my best to get out to a ceremony to pay respects to the veterans who have fought for my freedoms as a Canadian. It's really amazing to think that a complete stranger fought to keep me safe and free. Wear a poppy and never forget.

In Bonnyville there is a ceremony at the Centennial Centre. It is set to start at 10:15. Everyone is asked to be seated at 10:00. Afterwards, the public is invited to a lunch at the New Legion Hall located on the corner of 52nd and 52nd in Bonnyville.

In Cold Lake there are two ceremonies this Sunday

1.  If you're attending the Energy Centre ceremony, you're asked to be seated at 10:30 and following the ceremony everyone is invited to the Cold Lake Legion
2. If you're attending the ceremony at the JJ Parr on base, you're asked to be seated at 10:15 

Local Sports

Local Sports

If you're a sports fan, there is so much going on locally this weekend that it's almost a good thing there is no NHL so these events can get the attention they deserve!

I'm sure we can all agree that tomorrow is an amazing day for football...right? A high of -12 with a chance of snow...awesome! If the kids can play in the cold, why can't we watch? Exactly.

1 o'clock at Walsh Field in Bonnyville on Saturday, November 10th the bantam Bonnyville Bandits will be hosting the St. Albert 49ers in the Tier III semi-finals. The winner will be off to play the winner of the Olds Bulldogs and Calgary Wildcats game. That'll go down next Saturday!

1 o'clock at Soholt Field in Cold Lake on Saturday, November 10th the Cold Lake Royals high school football team will be hosting the West Central Rebels in the Tier IV semi-finals. The winner will be off to play the winner of the Ardrossan Bisons and Sexsmith Sabres game. We'll get to that game next Saturday too.

As for the WFL Champion St. Paul Lions? They're in the Tier III semi-finals against the Stettler Wildcats this weekend!

In the NEAJBHL, the Cold Lake Ice are in Vermilion to play the Tigers tonight and home to the Vegreville Rangers tomorrow night. 8 o'clock puck drop at Imperial Oil Place.

The St. Paul Canadiens are in Vegreville tonight to battle the Rangers.

Finally, in the AJHL the Bonnyville Pontiacs look to break the tie in the standings with the Grande Prairie Storm. They have two games against them this weekend with a 7 o'clock puck drop for both today and tomorrow at the RJ Lalonde Arena in Bonnyville.

Friends

Is it me or are friends both the best thing you can have and the worst thing you can have while working on a new healthy lifestyle?



I don't have any friends that want to munch on carrot sticks and suck green tea all day. They'd rather eat chicken wings and drink beer all night and I have an extremely tough time saying "no" when it comes to these outings so I end up getting sucked into it. It's really difficult not to hit up the bar on a Thursday and crush a bunch of wings. Maybe that's got to be my treat night to keep me honest? I'm not sure. Then again, your friends will always be there to say how good you're looking with the weight loss. It's a double-edged sword.



Two weeks ago I said I'd return to the gym but I never did. However, last Tuesday I hit the gym and have been going ever since. I've picked up right where I left off and didn't gain much, if any of my weight back. The way I look at it is I'm starting (again) at a much better position than I did in January. Things are going well and I still haven't went back to my old habit of a litre and a half of Coke a day. Still sucking back the water!



As far as the weight loss goes, obviously it has been slowing down a little bit with me hitting the town more and more but I'm still around the 20-25 pounds down mark. By summer, I should look awesome! Just gotta keep trucking.

Wagon Crash

I would love to come on here and talk about how well I'm doing with my new lifestyle but then I would have to lie and I'm not really good at that. It's funny how things can change in two weeks, eh?



It's not like I'm living on fast food and sitting on my couch while munching on chips and drinking pop. I've still been able to keep the diet under control and keep drinking the water. I seem to have maintained what I've lost without gaining any weight back and I attribute that to keeping up with the water intake. I've really found out how important water is. So simple but effective.



I have, however, not been to the gym for about two weeks. Things have really picked up at work as of late so when people say "they have no time for the gym", it's probably in your best interest to believe them. I always wondered how someone couldn't have time for it but when you're working a lot, you just want to go home for the day. On top of that...and I'm not trying to make excuses but last weekend, I had a little bit of a slip on ice and I messed up my hamstring. I couldn't really do much cardio activities because of it so I just walked around the block every night with my iPod to keep up the activity.



I plan on hitting the gym again tonight to get into a regular routine again. It was cool to come into work today and get compliments on how I've been looking lately as some co-workers scrolled through some pictures taken of me over the weekend. I'm still well on my way to being a champion.

February 15th, 2012

Goals within Goals

I've still been trucking away with the gym and with eating better. I'll admit that I'm still having a difficult time getting into a constant routine. Maybe I just find that life will get boring if I wake up the same time every day and go to the gym at the same time every single day. I've been treating myself a little more than I'd like to admit lately but I haven't had a big bottle of Coke though I will tell you that I had a few rye and gingers at the Lakeland Humane Society gala on Saturday night! I'm proud of drinking so much water.



Even though I've been treating myself a little bit and not being so strict on myself, I'm making sure to get an extra portion of vegetables or fruit in before bed.



I kind of wanted to talk about "goals within goals" now too. For example, my ultimate goal is to lose weight and get healthy. I set goals while on the stationary bike! When I first started, I had a goal to go 10 miles in half an hour and burn 200 calories in that time. Now I want to be able to burn 300 calories in half an hour because I'm able to burn 200 in about 23 minutes! I am able to do 10 miles in half an hour on occasion but because I like to train for heart rate I have to up the resistance on the bike so I can get there so it's hard to go as fast so that's out of the question now (maybe).



I think it's really important to set yourself mini goals! I love seeing my fitness rate go up being able to push myself. I'm now able to finish half an hour relatively pain free in my back. I'd like to get that up to 45 minutes before the end of the year and I think things are well on their way!