Stay connected with what’s happening at the Bonnyville Friendship Centre. Here, you’ll find updates on our programs and services, upcoming events, community initiatives, and important announcements. Whether it’s sharing stories of impact, highlighting cultural celebrations, or providing information on supports available, this is your hub for the latest news.
The Bonnyville Friendship Centre is celebrating another incredible act of community kindness after students and families from Duclos Elementary School donated more than 750 boxes of cereal to the Friendship Centre Food Bank. The donation was part of the school’s annual cereal drive led by Grade 1 teachers Mrs. Kathy Gibbons and Mrs. Jordan Piche.
The Bonnyville Friendship Centre is proud to celebrate CEO Janet Gobert as a recipient of the 2026 Esquao Award for Community Involvement, recognizing her outstanding leadership, advocacy and lifelong dedication to Indigenous communities. Gobert was recently appointed to the Government of Alberta’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit Bursary Committee, where she will help support Indigenous
The Bonnyville Friendship Centre is announcing the opening of two new purpose-built facilities that will provide safety, stability, and essential support for women and children escaping domestic violence. The Home Fire Shelter for Women and the Home Fire Transitional Home will both open in December. Purpose-Built for Healing Both facilities were designed and constructed by
The Bonnyville Friendship Centre is pleased to announce that the Town of Bonnyville has formally endorsed our new outreach initiative, a community-centred plan designed to support vulnerable populations through mobile warming services, harm-reduction education and mobile outreach programming. Town council unanimously approved a letter of support during its Oct. 28 meeting. This endorsement strengthens our
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We are incredibly proud to congratulate our CEO, Janet Gobert, on her appointment to the Government of Alberta’s FNMI (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) Bursary Committee for a two-year term. This honour reflects Janet’s lifelong commitment to creating educational pathways, advancing equity and building strong, respectful relationships with Indigenous families and communities. The FNMI
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In light of today’s announcement and the release of the 2025 Federal Budget, the Bonnyville Friendship Centre joins the National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) in expressing deep concern regarding the lack of investment in urban Indigenous communities and the absence of renewed funding for the Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples (UPIP). While we
