Athabasca News

The municipal elections held across Alberta Oct. 16 saw some new faces win seats in the Athabasca and Boyle area, while some old hands will be hanging up their hats.

Fiscal responsibility, medical staffing and getting new business was on the table as the Village of Boyle’s council candidates took questions from the community at the Boyle Community Centre Oct. 12.

The Candidates’ Forum was an ideal way to meet all the candidates and gain insight into determining who is best suited to represent our town.

After serving his country, veteran Tom Mykytiuk hopes to serve his community as Aspen View Public Schools Ward 5 trustee. “I recall leaving here as a 17-year-old kid going to university and it was pretty intimidating and overwhelming,” said Mykytiuk.

A fire may have brought one family’s home down, but the Amber Valley community is going to try and help them build back up. On Oct.

With tears in their eyes, prayers in their hearts and signs in their hands, about 100 people walked Athabasca’s streets Oct. 4 for the Sisters In Spirit march, honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Crystal Plamondon will return home to perform at the Nancy Appleby Theatre Oct. 13 for the second show of the 2017 Heartwood Folk Club’s fall season.

A man living in Athabasca will have to be on his best behaviour after he pleaded guilty to causing a disturbance for an incident that included throwing a barbecue at his wife.

Fresh off year 13 on Athabasca County Council, Jack Dowhaluk is going for another term as Division 6 councillor. Penny Stewart will challenge him for the seat on election day, Oct. 16.

The Alice B. Donahue Library and Archives will not have to pony up the $900 extra for rent proposed in March. At their Sept.