Athabasca News

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.

Athabasca County is set to hold several workshops in July to discuss both the county's Land-Use Bylaws (LUB), as well as the Municipal Development Plan (MDP) for this year. The first workshop will go at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex at 5 p.m.

The councils from the Town of Athabasca, Athabasca County and the Village of Boyle met up for a tri-council meeting June 21, the first such meeting to happen since 2012.

A public meeting was held July 9 at the council chamber at Athabasca Town Hall to discuss how construction along 49th Street was progressing.

A man charged with second degree murder and indignity to remains in the case of Gloria Gladue had his cased adjourned in Wabasca-Desmarais Provincial Court July 12.

The Road to Hope foundation was pleased to receive a $1,079 donation from a pair of seven-year-olds who put on a garage sale fundraiser July 10. It was held at the home of Ava Garton, located at 2817 45 Ave.