Athabasca News

An email from Athabasca University's president obtained by the Athabasca Advocate states the 2019 convocation ceremonies are being moved from Athabasca to Red Deer.

Officials at Athabasca County are taking a wait-and-see approach in terms of helping out with evacuees from Wabasca after wildfires forced the evacuation of the community at 8:44 p.m. May 29.

High winds and dry conditions are spreading wildfires in the Municipal Districts Opportunity and Lesser Slave River, leading to evacuation alerts and orders displacing thousands of people. (function(d, s, id) {var js,ijs=d.

Communities just north and west of Athabasca are under evacuation orders and alerts as high winds and dry conditions spread wildfires through the region. At 8:44 p.m.

As the northern half of the province faces wildfires consuming tens of thousands of hectares, both the Town of Athabasca and Athabasca County have issued fire bans.

Most of northern Alberta, including the northern and western part of Athabasca County, is under a fire ban and off-highway vehicle restriction.

Health option providers and non-profits took to the 2019 Athabasca Wellness Fair and Trade Show May 10-11, selling their wares and bringing awareness to their products.

The Town of Athabasca council passed the 2019 tax rate bylaw at its council meeting May 7, raising the residential mill rate to 8.18623. Coun.

The Magnificent River Rats Festival is looking at contingency plans after an engineering company stated the Athabasca Riverfront Stage had structural problems and recommended it be taken out of service.

Athabasca County declared a fire restriction May 13 after a grassfire the day before burnt through five hectares off of Highway 827 northeast of Colinton.