Athabasca News

An MD of Opportunity community meeting in Calling Lake took a half-hour long turn to Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries and forestry around the region, as residents took the conversation to herbicides and clear-cut trees.

The new pool at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex is scheduled to be open to the public February 2019. The question remains — what to do with the old Athabasca Landing Pool? At the Town of Athabasca council meeting Dec. 4, Coun.

Aspen View School Division has hired a new associate superintendent, with Karen Penney set to take over the position effective Jan. 7, 2019.

An Edwin Parr Composite School teacher has been charged with sexual exploitation. Charles Beamish, 38, is set to appear in Athabasca Provincial Court Jan. 14.

A historian from Smith was one of three recipients of the outstanding achievement award handed out Oct. 26 during the Heritage Awards ceremonies at Edmonton Place. Sheila Willis was nominated by the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River.

Ashley Travis Cardinal has been a long-time resident of Calling Lake. In an impassioned speech about youth, addiction, family and acceptance, he reached out to his community at a meeting Nov. 6, in the Calling Lake Community Complex.

Athabasca service providers will be conducting a survey for a few more days to track rural homelessness in the community and across the province.

A long journey for a pair of families from the Democratic Republic of Congo is continuing with a positive turn in Athabasca that includes new friends, a welcoming community and a business endeavour.

For months, the Rotary Club of Athabasca has promoted their 2018 Celebrity Dinner and the return of “Hometown Boy” Jay Onrait with a sign on Highway 2 at the town limits. During his keynote Oct.

Tucked away in a corner behind the Old Brick School, Margaret Anderson is settling into a new role that entails her carrying the fonds once held by the likes of Eileen Hendy, Marilyn Mol and Gina Payzant. On Oct.