Athabasca News

Athabasca town council has called a special meeting for 7 p.m. tonight (March 24) to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the new secondary school project. The meeting will take place in Athabaca town council chambers.

The Northern Leaders Summit on March 14 at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex brought together approximately 120 municipal leaders from across northern Alberta, several government ministers and premier Alison Redford to discuss priorities in the region

Athabasca County councillor Jack Dowhaluk has been returned to the full scope of his duties following a decision by council made during a public works meeting on March 13.

On March 26, Science Outreach-Athabasca and associate professor of chemistry at Athabasca University (AU) Lawton Shaw are hosting “Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Aquatic Environment.

Sometime between the hours of 6 p.m. on March 11 and 9:30 a.m. on March 12, the Wandering River transfer site was broken into.

Twenty-two orphaned children touring Canada with a show called “Beautiful Africa: A New Generation” will stop in Athabasca this Friday at 7 p.m. at the Nancy Appleby Theatre, where admission is by donation.

Tots Taylor Brown and Paityn Franzen (behind the balloon) enjoy their balloons at the end of the Athabasca Figure Skating Club's annual carnival last Sunday at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex. This year, the carnival was called "Hijacked Fairytales " and followed the misadventures of a boy named Jack while he helped out old-fashioned fairytale characters to a modern soundtrack — and with a modern twist.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Relief Society is holding a drive in Athabasca on March 15 from 1-3 p.m. for Hope Haven Women’s Shelter, which is located in Lac La Biche but serves a wide region.

Musicians of all ages and abilities will invade Athabasca this week and the next from all over Athabasca County and surrounding area. The 41st annual Athabasca and District Music Festival runs March 12–20. It begins at 9 a.m.

A new study released by Environment Canada has found that oilsands tailings ponds are leaking into the Athabasca River, but being upstream of the leaks, Athabasca County water is not at risk, according to the local water services commission.