Athabasca News

The Athabasca Fire Department has reported that despite a drop in the overall call volume, 2017 was the worst of the past 15 years for structure fires.

Athabasca County’s budget and finance committee remained at an impasse on additional recreational dollars for the Village of Boyle after a Jan. 10 meeting.

Village of Boyle council members said during a joint council meeting Jan. 8 that they would like Athabasca County to give more cash to recreation in the village.

Athabasca County and the Town of Athabasca discussed next steps in deciding what to do with the Old Brick School during a Jan. 10 joint council meeting.

The Edwin Parr Composite senior girls basketball team emerged victorious 45-35 on the road in Devon Jan. 10. Team head coach Wade Hicks said communication and shot-taking were big reasons for the win.

Forming a new society responsible for the upkeep of the Athabasca Performing Arts Centre (APAC) may be a solution to the state of disrepair the centre’s buildings have fallen into in recent years, according to some Athabasca County councillors.

Athabasca County is planning to raise its water and sewer rates for residents in pursuit of total cost recovery for those services. The county’s budget and finance committee, made up of council members, unanimously approved a motion by Coun.

For Athabasca County, 2017 was a business-as-usual year while moving ahead on a number of larger projects “to serve the region in the future,” according to Reeve Doris Splane. Number one on Splane’s list for 2017 was supporting the new $15.

Rural women in Athabasca County are preparing to gather for the county’s 34th annual Rural Women’s Conference and Awards. The event is being held at the Rochester Community Hall Feb. 8.

Village of Boyle council said contributing to the new pool project is not something “they could just jump into” during a joint council meeting with Athabasca County Jan. 8.