Athabasca News

The Athabasca Area Seniors’ Memory Project commemorated hundreds of years of combined life experience in an open house celebration Nov. 26.

Animal control and rescue are asking people to be more responsible for their cats as the population spikes throughout the Athabasca area.

Break-and-enters and vehicle thefts are on the rise in the area, according to a quarterly report presented by the Athabasca RCMP. Athabasca RCMP Staff Sgt.

The Aspen View Public Schools (AVPS) board of trustees resolved to maintain the status quo and not pursue closure of small schools within the division, during an annual review of their school closure policy. Trustees met Nov.

A trial date has been set for a man charged with aggravated assault and discharge of a firearm. Lindsie Bigstone appeared in Athabasca Provincial Court Nov.

Everyone went home a winner after Big River Arts Society’s (BRASS) annual wine and cheese fundraiser Nov. 24 at the Athabasca and District Seniors Citizens Society.

Old McDonald’s funky farm came to Boyle Nov. 24 during the Supporting Healthy Active Resilient Early Development (SHARED) coalition first event in the village.

The Amber Valley Community Association may look into reversing their decision to purchase the land the Amber Valley Cultural Centre has sat on since the 1990s. Community association president Gil Williams was quoted in the Nov.

RCMP continue the search for 25-year-old Mandi Boucher, who was last seen Oct. 28 on the Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement and is believed to be with murder suspect Lloyd Wesley Boudreau. Cpl. Ronald Bumbry said Nov.

Town of Athabasca council is investigating a proposal to turn the town's lagoon water into a revenue stream. Swirltex, a company with a patented technology for cleaning wastewater, presented to council during their Nov.