Athabasca News

Athabasca University was once again admonished by Alberta’s watchdog for failing to deal with recommendations dating back to 2010.

During the regular meeting Nov. 7, the Town of Athabasca’s council voted to raise the Fortis franchise fee from six to seven per cent.

The Village of Boyle gathered Nov. 11 together to honour veterans and fallen soldiers at a Remembrance Day service in the Boyle Community Centre.

Already the Boyle’s Santas Anonymous is hitting record numbers. Shelby Hill, vice president Boyle Santas Anonymous, said this year she expects to have about 65 families signed up for hampers from the Grassland and Boyle area.

Internet and cellular service throughout Athabasca went down for a period of nearly 12 hours on Nov. 7. The outage lasted from approximately 10 a.m. to just after 9 p.m.

A Nov. 6 trailer fire just west of Colinton claimed the life of 82-year-old Loek de Visser, known to his family as a “mentor” and “friend.

The chilly, winter streets of Athabasca will warm up with activity Dec. 1 during the Athabasca and District Chamber of Commerce’s annual Moonlight Madness event. “We want (people) to shop local.

The Town of Athabasca’s council passed multiple changes to its procedural bylaw in an effort to meet the recommendations from a municipal inspection. Council unanimously passed all three readings of the new procedural bylaw during its meeting Nov. 7.

Young Athabasca runners represented well at the Alberta School’s Athletics Association Cross Country Running Provincials Finals in Wetaskiwin Nov. 4, where over 20 local athletes brought home three team medals and three individual medals.

“Reckless” behaviour was admitted by a man who landed three years in after accidentally setting a family home on fire with a cup of flaming bullets. Carlisle Gambler pleaded guilty to arson in Athabasca Provincial Court Nov.