Athabasca News

Approximately 15 people who live in an apartment building on Athabasca’s 48 Ave. were out of their homes more than a week after a lightning strike disabled the building’s power systems. On July 3 after 2 p.m.

The Athabasca Regional Multiplex Society is looking to ramp up security after it was hit twice by criminals and vandals in the last few months.

The Town of Athabasca has filed a statement of defence, denying any culpability in a lawsuit filed over an incident that took place at the Athabasca Skateboard Park on Aug. 1, 2015.

Athabasca County: Water bills, the Meanook mailbox saga, Multiplex money and mowing

The province’s preliminary review into the Town of Athabasca’s affairs is underway, with meetings scheduled with councillors and administration July 19-20.

The Advocate's live feed of photos and festival information about Athabasca's 20th annual River Rats Festival.

Town council briefs: setting boundaries between admin and council and CAO rules, tax penalty bylaw and $30,000 going to new riverfront plan.

RCMP on hunt for suspect(s) who tried to steal a ride-on lawn mower

Colin Derko has been declared the newest councillor for the Village of Boyle in the June 20 by-election. Derko beat out Margaret Gallinger 77 votes to 58. Boyle chief administrative officer Charlie Ashbey said one ballot was rejected.

At the very first Magnificent River Rats Festival, held all the way back on Canada Day in 1996, rumour has it there was no formal admission fee.