Athabasca News

Liberal candidate Garry Parenteau believes he can help bring change to the Lakeland constituency. “I believe it's time for change and the opportunity's here,” he said, “and I'd like to be a part of that opportunity for our constituency.

Aspen View Public Schools held an open house yesterday where they officially released the new school’s designs. “This is actually schematic design,” said Rodney Boyko, Aspen View secretary/treasurer, in an interview last week.

Skeleton Lake joined the long list of Alberta lakes with a blue-green algae problem last week. “It's warm,” said Dr. Gerhard Benadé, a medical officer with Alberta Health Services (AHS).

When it comes to sharing the highway between semi trucks and smaller vehicles, drivers have to respect each other, stated Sgt. Sonny Kim, Boyle/Athabasca Integrated Traffic Unit Commander.

The Aspen View Public School Division finally has a draft design in place for the new secondary school that will be built adjacent to the Athabasca Regional Multiplex.

A petition to keep Athabasca University (AU) in Athabasca has been making the rounds online.

The architectural firm working on the design of the new Athabasca secondary school has released a proposed site footprint for the school grounds.

The Town of Athabasca held a joint meeting last week with representatives from Athabasca County and the school and library boards about the library board ’s decision to withdraw from the proposed school-library project.

The Town of Athabasca will not be taxing local businesses to help fund a new Community Peace Officer (CPO) position. Instead, they will look towards a voluntary cost-sharing process with businesses in the community.

After discussions dating back to 2011 and a referendum held last September, the design process for a new Athabasca swimming pool is moving forward and scheduled to be completed by December.