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Athabasca County issues fire advisory

Athabasca County issues fire advisory

New permits no longer being issued, residents encouraged to check existing burn sites
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Town of Athabasca assessment up $32 million across the board

Town of Athabasca assessment up $32 million across the board

Assessment rise means higher tax rates for residential, commercial properties
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Comedian medium Jennie Ogilvie challenges perceptions of life after death

Comedian medium Jennie Ogilvie challenges perceptions of life after death

Canada's unconventional, and at times crass, medium shares her takes on death, grief and closure
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Town of Athabasca ended 2024 cash-positive, in the red operationally

Town of Athabasca ended 2024 cash-positive, in the red operationally

Large tax write-off, asset depreciation drivers of operational deficit
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Transportation key to unlocking opportunity for Boyle students

Transportation key to unlocking opportunity for Boyle students

Principal Jason Mestinsek turning to creative solutions to an age old problem for rural schools;
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Bussing, attendance area changes suggested for three Aspen View schools

Bussing, attendance area changes suggested for three Aspen View schools

Rochester, Smoky Lake, Vilna areas highlighted by third-party review
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Science Outreach brings expert to Athabasca to explore importance of bison

Science Outreach brings expert to Athabasca to explore importance of bison

ATHABASCA – For millennia, no creature defined North America better than the bison.
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AU's new provost eager to expand local research, build on momentum

AU's new provost eager to expand local research, build on momentum

Dr. Catherine Swindlehurst will be taking over as the university's chief academic officer, a role with its own set of unique opportunities
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Grassland Petro-Can hit with fine, 5-year ban from Temporary Foreign Worker program

Grassland Petro-Can hit with fine, 5-year ban from Temporary Foreign Worker program

Hamlet truck stop receives second-largest fine in 2025 to date
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UCP MLAs address federal election safety, coal and gender questions at Barrhead fundraiser

UCP MLAs address federal election safety, coal and gender questions at Barrhead fundraiser

Brian Jean says April 28 election crucial but election stealing doesn't happen in Canada at fundraiser for Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock MLA Glenn van Dijken
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