Athabasca News

Members of the Boyle RCMP and Wood Buffalo RCMP detachments, along with other emergency crews, are on the scene of what they’re calling a “horrific motor vehicle collision” between two pick-up trucks on Highway 63 at kilometre marker 88.

Dr. Hook featuring Ray Sawyer played to a raucous crowd on April 20 at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex. It was the first time the 40-year-old band had made it's way out to Athabasca and they played crowd favourites all night long.

After a hard-fought campaign against the Progressive Conservative (PC) party, both the Wildrose and the New Democratic Party (NDP) candidates conceded gracious defeat with nothing but warm wishes for re-elected Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater representat

Supporters surrounded re-elected incumbent Progressive Conservative candidate Jeff Johnson as a PC majority government was announced early Monday night.

Last Saturday, the Boyle Fire Department were called to the scene of a roaring fire in the Athabasca Industrial Maintenance (AIM) building on Elm Drive at 5:07 a.m. The building was completely destroyed by the flames.

The Athabasca University Students’ Union (AUSU) is worried about university finances even after board chair Barry Walker said AU was in a “very sound financial situation” in a CBC article.

Aspen View School Board approved their 2012-2013 instructional budget last Thursday. The board approved a funding formula with average pupil-to-teacher ratios of 17-to-1 (Kindergarten to Grade 3), 20-to-1 (Grade 4 -9) and 22-to-1 (Grade 10-12).

Estimated costs for a new Athabasca boat launch have grown from $75,000 in 2009, to a new projection of $1.5 million.

Supporters surrounded re-elected incumbent Progressive Conservative candidate Jeff Johnson as a PC majority government was announced early Monday night.