Athabasca News

On Feb. 4 in Athabasca Provincial Court, Andrew Dwayne Lysohirka pleaded guilty to four charges surrounding theft over and under $5,000, possession of stolen property under $5,000 and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Jayde Semashkewich performs a toe touch while Jassie Joyes looks on during last Saturday's annual Cheerfest at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex. The LTIS Grade 4 team, to which Joyes and Semashkewich belong, placed third in their division.

Athabascans came together on Jan. 18 and hosted a fundraiser for the family of Joe Tan, who passed away in December and left a wife and three daughters behind.

Travis Neil Faragher, 28, pled guilty to four charges in relation to the Forfar theft ring last Monday in Athabasca Provincial Court.

Although official numbers have not been released by the province, recent history suggests that Athabasca’s new secondary school could cost between $40–60 million. Infrastructure Minister Ric McIver announced Jan.

The fate of the Meanook Biological Research Station (MBRS) is uncertain as the University of Alberta has terminated its lease of the federally owned facility.

Chief Government Whip and Vancouver Island North MP John Duncan will oversee the Athabasca-Fort McMurray constituency until a new MP is elected, as is the practice for any political party that suddenly loses an MP.

Two local recreation facilities were the targets of break-ins last week.

Heartwood Folk Club’s spring season begins at the Nancy Appleby this Sunday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. with Winnipeg’s Dry Bones folk quartet.