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Bon Accord Connects
Join us to connect with your neighbours and explore the services, businesses, and organizations that make up our vibrant community!
Whether you're new to the area or have lived here for years, Bon Accord Connects is the perfect opportunity to discover local businesses, connect with community organizations, learn about valuable resources, and meet the people who make our community thrive. Come explore, ask questions, make connections, and see what's happening in your neighbourhood - all in one place!
- Local vendor market!
- Free hamburgers (while supplies last)!
- Free popcorn!
- Kids Corner featuring fun fall crafts, DIY sticker station and guessing game.
- Enter for a chance to win a door prize.
- Learn about the Community Needs Assessment project in coordination with Primary Care Alberta.
- Meet Your Council - Public engagement opportunity to speak with Bon Accord Councillors
- Bring a food bank donation and get a photo in a Sturgeon County Peace Officer car!
- Family Mini Photo Sessions available during Bon Accord Connects on Monday, October 5! $10 for 5 digital images by Rissa Bennett Photography. Pets welcome. Backdrop supplied by Prairie Gardens. Book your time slot between 4-8PM by contacting Christina Fedorak, Community Services Coordinator, at 780-921-3550 or cscoordinator@bonaccord.ca.
Door Prizes Available:
- $50.00 grocery gift card
- Adult door prize - fluffy blanket perfect for cozy fall evenings
- 2 Children/Youth door prizes - Board game and LEGO Kit
- Free photo session - All families booked for a mini photo session will be entered to win their session for free!
- "Passport" Prize - Fill your event passport with all stamps & be entered to win a gift card for a local restaurant!
Confirmed Local Vendors and Organizations:
| Name | Type | Description of Items for Sale | Website |
| 524 Sturgeon Royal Canadian Air Cadets | Info | | |
| Arlene's Salon | Info | ||
| Arrow Utilities | Info | ||
| ATB Financial | Info | ||
| Belgian Fries Art | Vendor | Crocheted animals and keychains, postcards, paintings, jewellery | https://belgian-fries-art.square.site/ |
| Bon Accord & District Ag Society | Info | ||
| Bon Accord 4H Club | Info | ||
| Bon Accord Community Church | Info | ||
| Bon Accord Golden Gems | Info | ||
| Bon Accord Public Library | Info | https://www.bonaccordlibrary.ab.ca/ |
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| Communities in Bloom | Info | ||
| County Bumpkin Woodworking | Vendor | Wood projects | |
| Drive Happiness | Info | Transportation for seniors | |
| Families First Society | Info | https://www.familiesfirstsociety.ca/ |
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| For Your Dog | Vendor | Dog treats, toys | |
| Gibbons 4H Sew & Sos Multi | Info | ||
| Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation | Info | https://jessicamartelmemorialfoundation.com/ |
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| Kreative Edge by Val | Vendor | Variety of Handmade items. Quilling framed pictures, prayer book holders, rosaries |
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| Hon. Dale Nally, MLA | Info | ||
| Mossy Meadow Beadwork | Local Artist/Maker | Metis beadwork earrings and accessories | Instagram @shaynemgiles |
| Nature's Acres | Vendor | Soaps, tallows, salves, eggs, canned goods, medicinal herbs, tinctures | |
| Prairie Gardens | Vendor | Garden vegetables | https://prairiegardens.org/ |
| Primary Care Alberta/Alberta Health Services | Info | Located with Town's Community Services. Organizing the Community Needs Assessment | |
| Reveresque Winery | Vendor | Wine (haskap, cherry, aronia, strawberry-rhubarb, rhubarb, black currant, apple, saskatoon, pear) | https://reveresque.ca/ |
| Roseridge Waste Commission | Info | https://www.roseridge.ab.ca/ |
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| SS Plumbing & Heating | Local business | ||
| Sturgeon Adult Learning Council | Info | https://sturgeonadultlearning.ca/ |
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| Sturgeon County Emergency Services | Info | ||
| Sturgeon County, Safe Communities | Info | ||
| Sturgeon Regional Emergency Management Partnership | Info | ||
| Sturgeon Rural Crime Watch Association | Info | ||
| The Sturgeon Unity Singers | Info | ||
| Town of Bon Accord Cemetery | Info | ||
| Town of Bon Accord Community Services | Info | ||
| Town of Bon Accord Pickelball | Info | ||
| Town of Bon Accord Town Council | Info | Meet Your Council - Public engagement opportunity | |
| Twice as Twirled | Vendor | Pre loved competition dance costumes and accessories. | https://www.facebook.com/people/Twice-Twirled-Gently-used-Dance-Gymnastics-Figure-Skating-Apparel/61587467002756/ |
| Utilities Consumer Advocate | Info | https://ucahelps.alberta.ca/ |