Athabasca News

The Athabasca RCMP are looking for information on a shooting Between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Apr. 28, a white Chrysler 200 was driving on Hwy 2 eastbound when it was shot by what police believe to be a gun.

It will be another month before the case of the woman charged in the hit and run death of a boy last month will be back in court. Crystal Andres, 36, did not appear in Athabasca Provincial Court on Apr. 27, but instead had a lawyer appear for her.

An attempt to assist business and bring in more tourism dollars has come to fruition for the Boyle and District Chamber of Commerce.

Aspen View Public Schools (AVPS) will be implementing a transportation fee in the new school year – although the actual amount has yet to be determined. The idea of a transportation fee was introduced during a board meeting a few months ago.

Following three special meetings in addition their regular council meetings over the past four months, Athabasca town council finally approved its 2015 last Tuesday.

Some students from Landing Trail Intermediate School donned white lab coats and pulled out their investigative skills last Wednesday.

A mid-sized crowd showed up for a town hall meeting on issues regarding the future of Athabasca University that eventually boiled down to asking a pair of election candidates what they would do for AU.

Aspen View Public Schools (AVPS) is looking at adding fees and cutting services to balance their budget this year. When the provincial budget was passed on Mar. 26, the Ministry of Education also included some new regulations for schools boards.

The latest rendering of the new Boyle municipal centre and seniors housing complex had visitors buzzing with anticipation at an open house Apr. 8.

A quilt made with love from a great grandmother to her great grandson almost never was, if not for the helping hands of fellow quilters.