Athabasca News

With less than 12 hours left in 2016, the Town of Athabasca passed all three readings of its tax rate bylaw at a special meeting on Dec. 31. The previous tax rate bylaw passed May 3. Council had passed its budget “in principle in Dec.

The officials conducting the municipal inspection of the Town of Athabasca are asking for public input. Last week, Strategic Steps Inc. posted an online survey – which can be found at www.strategicsteps.

Brush off your Stetsons and load your guns. An ol’ fashioned spaghetti western spoof is coming to town. On Jan. 20, Edmonton-based Accidental Humour Co. with Theatre Athabasca will present Cowboy: A Cowboy Story at the Nancy Appleby Theatre.

The Nancy Appleby Theatre had a pretty good crowd for Tuesday with everyone coming to see pianist Rod Russell’s solo performance. The Canadian pianist and singer from Kelowna B.C.

Nobody in Boyle was afraid to step on the scale during the Santas Anonymous sack challenge on Dec. 2 at the former senior’s drop-in centre.

Enthusiasm was high at the pool design committee’s open house on Dec. 1, where local residents got a glimpse of what the new facility could look like.

A sense of excitement and unity came over the Athabasca Train Station on Nov. 27, as women gathered to discuss the upcoming local performance of the Vagina Monologues. On Feb.

With cuts to one of its integral grants, the Magnificent River Rats Festival Society is asking municipalities for an increase in financial support for the 2017 event.

Like the contents in a septic tank, a proposed temporary camping bylaw for Athabasca has gone down the tubes after being defeated by council. At the Nov.

The Town of Athabasca has filed an application to Court of Queen’s Bench to disqualify and remove two of its councillors. The town filed the application on Nov. 18.