Athabasca News

The Town of Athabasca's council approved a $10,000 raise for its chief administrative officer Josh Pyrcz, taking his salary up to $100,000 per year. Coun. Joanne Peckham made the motion after an in-camera session at the council meeting March 15.

Ed Kent has spent the last two years fighting to change the Family Law Act and get custody of his five-year-old grandson, by lobbying the provincial government to change the act so that he can represent his grandson.

The next Town of Athabasca council meeting is tonight, Tuesday Mar. 15, at 6 p.m. The agenda - released on Friday - includes items like dealing with spring budget adjustments and the Multiplex spending plan. As well, there is an item from Coun.

A man has been charged with mischief after he drunkenly ran across the Athabasca River. According to an Athabasca RCMP press release, police responded to a call in the early hours of Mar.

Police are look on the hunt for two suspects after an ATM was stolen from the SS Athabasca Car Wash. An Athabasca RCMP press release states that at about 5 a.m. on Mar. 15, police responded to a report of two male suspects breaking into the car wash.

The Town of Athabasca's council received a visit from former mayor Lionel Cherniwchan at its meeting on Mar. 1. Cherniwchan was joined by Sandy White, long-time resident of the town.

Coun. Joanne Peckhamís timesheet was the centre of attention in the Town of Athabascaís council chambers last week when some of the councillors learned she had received an advance on her base pay.

A report out of Athabasca University says there are plans to relocate all Information Technology operations to the Edmonton area. The plan came out of a September 2015 report from the Space Strategy Working Group, obtained by the Athabasca Advocate.

Former Premier of Alberta and two-time Grey Cup winning quarterback Don Getty passed away on Feb. 26 at the age of 82. Getty was elected leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives in 1985, leading the party to an election win in the same year.

Almost one month after the Town of Athabascaís council voted to go to court to disqualify Mayor Roger Morrill and Coun. Tim Verhaeghe, former mayor Lionel Cherniwchan is scheduled to speak at a council meeting.