Athabasca News

A 19-year-old man from Edmonton was fined $780, including surcharges, for being in possession of a controlled substance. Gregory Sinclair made a guilty plea during his court appearance June 25.

Athabasca County is planning for the future to address county roads ailing due to spring weather.

Boyle RCMP are seeking the public's assistance their search for Mandi Leigh Boucher, who was last seen October 28, 2017 at the Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement.

The Aspen View Public School Division's board of trustees held their regular meeting June 21 at the division office.

The Athabasca Regional Multiplex is applying for a $100,000 grant through the federal government's Community Accessibility stream to make the Alice B. Donahue Library and Archives, as well as the Nancy Appleby Theatre, more accessible.

The Town of Athabasca's council took a first step towards preparing for legalized cannabis by passing a land use bylaw amendment during its June 19 meeting that will accommodate for the drug. Town council unanimously carried a motion by Coun.

For the first time in a year, the Village of Boyle's fish pond has been restocked with rainbow trout fish.

Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement marked National Indigenous Peoples Day June 21, and they invited 120 students from Boyle School, along with most of the faculty members, to join them in the celebrations.

Young entrepreneurs opened up lemonade stands in Athabasca June 23 as part of Lemonade Day.

Athabasca's Tourism and Economic Development (TED) Committee is not happy about Athabasca County introducing a moratorium on new or expanded recreational vehicle (RV) parks.