Athabasca News

An Okotoks-area man who had all of his charges dropped in a shooting incident while defending his home from a prowler, is being sued by the individual who rummaged through his car.

Foothills County council raised concerns that the provincial government’s intent to download police funding to municipalities would negatively impact rural communities.

A shooting at CrossIron Mills mall Sept. 16 drew a heavy police presence to the mall’s southeast parking lot, outside SilverCity. At a press conference the following morning, Insp.

The following article that was published in the Sept. 17 print issue of the Athabasca Advocate has had some changes to correct and clarify information. The article 'Legal name change for Aspen View' on page 11A of the Sept.

A pair of suspects charged in connection with a break-and-enter incident at a rural property east of Boyle March 22 were sentenced in Boyle Provincial Court Sept. 10.

As she accepted her diploma at Boyle School with her graduating class back in 1985, Candy Ferguson never dreamed she would one day run her school division’s Board of Trustees. Thirty-four years later, she is doing just that.

A 30-year-old citizen from the United Kingdom has been sentenced to 20 days in jail after pleading guilty to a charge of shop-breaking.

A man pleaded guilty to mischief on property at Athabasca Provincial Court July 16 and given a conditional discharge after admitting to trying to change the locks at a home.

The 10th annual Jet Boat Poker Rally went at Athabasca's Riverfront Park July 21, with boaters coming in from the Athabasca area, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, and across Alberta.

The Metis Nation of Alberta (MNA) offered free naloxone training in Athabasca and Boyle July 9 and 10.