Athabasca News

Nominations for the Village of Boyle council were extended into Tuesday last week as only four people stepped forward for the five council positions on Monday: incumbents Sam Assaf, David Bencharsky, Mike Antal (currently deputy mayor) and Don Radman

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) and Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA) are disputing comments Athabasca University board of governors public member Andy Neigel made in a letter to the editor in the Sept.

Trevor Yeaman has been acclaimed as an Aspen View Public School Board trustee. Yeaman was one of six non-incumbents to throw their hats into the ring during last Monday’s nomination period. Three incumbents were also nominated.

Athabasca University (AU) Professor Emeritus in Biology Robert Holmberg will be presenting for Science Outreach – Athabasca with an insightful look into the human eye.

The gypsy-jazz group The Road to Django Collective performed outside of Edmonton for the first time last Saturday, although group members have performed around the world in other bands.

North Fork Cash is a Gypsy Cob that horse trick trainer Jackie Johnson — who has performed in front of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge — has taught to sit. Johnson offered a clinic in Smith last weekend.

For a generation that has grown up with the anthropomorphized dinosaurs of animated films, perhaps it’s easy to believe that dinosaurs have zany relatives — even birds. But in the scientific community, it’s groundbreaking stuff, according to Dr.

The Heartwood Folk Club will host Cam Neufeld and the Road to Django Collective Sept. 28 at the Nancy Appleby Theatre for what will be the group’s premiere performance outside of Edmonton.

Tanu Tyszka-Evans has announced he is running for a spot on the Town of Athabasca's council come the Oct. 21 municipal election.

More than $400,000 alleged to be missing from Muskeg Creek local improvement project funding was not earmarked exclusively for the project and was never improperly used, Town of Athabasca administration has stated.