Athabasca News

If tears could build a stairway and thoughts a memory lane, We would walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. No farewell words were spoken No time to say good-bye, You were gone before we knew it And only God knows why.

Athabasca County residents are wary of proposed changes to the Municipal Development Plan and Land Use By-law that, if approved, will redistrict certain parcels of land within the county.

Athabasca is taking a stand to end violence against women and girls in the upcoming production of The Vagina Monologues.

The Town of Athabasca’s riverfront area is set for revitalization, after town council approved the Athabasca Riverfront Park concept design. On Feb.

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As town council moves further into budget deliberations, they discussed how to incorporate public feedback at the Feb. 7 council meeting. Following a motion to hold the second 2017 budget meeting on Feb.

As 87-year-old Doug Harper sat holding his championship belt, he struggled to put into words how it felt to have his accomplishments recognized and etched into Canadian boxing history. “It's hard to describe this,” Harper said.

Members of the Long and Narrow Lakes Stewardship Society (LNLSS) are one step closer to keeping light from polluting the starry skies within the area.

Approximately 2,100 FortisAlberta customers in the Athabasca area lost power Feb. 6 as the company's power line technicians worked to repair an equipment malfunction at a substation in Colinton.

Whispering Hills Primary School completed its annual Jump Rope for Heart campaign Feb. 3, raising money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation and encouraging its students to live healthy lifestyles.