Business View Civil and Municipal l January 2023

203 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 New outdoor covered skating rinks were built to meet the growing demand for ice skating, free skating, and hockey. The rinks in the hamlets of Cherry Grove and Ardmore were designed in 2020 and opened in 2022. Both are regulation size for hockey and ice skating. A third community rink is located in Fort Kent. “The new rinks will be around for another 40-50 years,” according to M.D. Bonnyville Reeve Barry Kalinski. “These rinks will serve as a wonderful anchor in the community for years to come.” “The largest recent project for the Bonnyville region has been an $85 million water line that runs from the City of Cold Lake to the Town of Bonnyville, through the M.D,” says Fadeyiw. “That fully served water and sewer project MUNICI PAL DISTRICT OF BONNYVI LLE , ALBERTA was part of a partnership with the Cold Lake Water Commission which includes water to the hamlets of Ardmore and Fort Kent.” The Thin Lake River Bridge was reconstructed early in 2022 with a new feature – sidewalks on both sides. This was designed to allow visitors and residents to fish off the sides of the bridge. The road/infrastructure work for this bridge may have been the most well- known, but it is part of a series of projects to upgrade roads and bridges that cover more than 2,500 km around the municipal district. “We are trying to include a discussion about how we can improve our infrastructure with every tourism effort we’re undertaking,’’ says Hoggan.