Athabasca News

During the regular meeting Nov. 7, the Town of Athabasca’s council voted to raise the Fortis franchise fee from six to seven per cent.

A repeat offender landed a $1,500-fine and a 12-month driving probation after he was caught driving impaired on Highway 818. Eugene Young pleaded to the one charge of impaired driving in Athabasca Provincial Court on Nov. 6.

Already the Boyle’s Santas Anonymous is hitting record numbers. Shelby Hill, vice president Boyle Santas Anonymous, said this year she expects to have about 65 families signed up for hampers from the Grassland and Boyle area.

The Village of Boyle gathered Nov. 11 together to honour veterans and fallen soldiers at a Remembrance Day service in the Boyle Community Centre.

“It is the solider, not the politician who has given us the right to vote.” Royal Canadian Legion Branch 103 Athabasca president Lauradelle Poirier said that these words, written by Charles M.

Authentic and raw – emotionally. This is how the local folk-rock brother-duo Greg and Andrew Tkach of The Gear Sebastian describe their first full album, Paint, which will be released Dec. 1.

Internet and cellular service throughout Athabasca went down for a period of nearly 12 hours on Nov. 7. The outage lasted from approximately 10 a.m. to just after 9 p.m.

A Nov. 6 trailer fire just west of Colinton claimed the life of 82-year-old Loek de Visser, known to his family as a “mentor” and “friend.

More than 100 comments were on a local Facebook post describing alleged mischief by a “native girl” in Athabasca, spurring outcry for remarks some say were offensive and racist.

The chilly, winter streets of Athabasca will warm up with activity Dec. 1 during the Athabasca and District Chamber of Commerce’s annual Moonlight Madness event. “We want (people) to shop local.