Athabasca News

After many consecutive days of rain, the Athabasca River has risen to engulf the Rotary Way trail along the waterfront.

Athabasca town council held a public hearing last Tuesday at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex, for the purpose of discussing the possibility of installing streetlights along the west entrance to Hees Estates.

Aspen View School Division needed $1.5 million from reserves to create a balanced budget for the 2011-2012 school year. With cuts to education across the province, rural Alberta schools are taking a beating.

An Athabasca subdivision and development appeal board hearing was held last Thursday at the Athabasca town office to discuss the proposed construction of a duplex in Cornwall Estates.

With the shutdown of Canada Post as a result of labour issues with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), alternate pick-up locations have been established for Athabasca Advocate subscribers, effective June 21.

Athabasca Mayor Roger Morrill offers his congratulations to the 2011 graduating class of Athabasca University at convocation last Saturday.

Boyle School is trying to educate its students about politics. Gail Mageean, an English and science teacher, accompanied a group of students to see the three candidates for leadership of the provincial Progressive Conservative party last week.

Athabasca RCMP is investigating a fatal single-vehicle collision that closed the overpass over the Highway 55/813 interchange for almost three hours on Saturday.

Boyle village council discussed the possibility of changing user fees at the Boyle Arena at their meeting on June 1.

Alberta Transportation is undertaking a functional planning study to see if a highway bypass would benefit Athabasca.