Athabasca News

Forming a new society responsible for the upkeep of the Athabasca Performing Arts Centre (APAC) may be a solution to the state of disrepair the centre’s buildings have fallen into in recent years, according to some Athabasca County councillors.

Athabasca County is planning to raise its water and sewer rates for residents in pursuit of total cost recovery for those services. The county’s budget and finance committee, made up of council members, unanimously approved a motion by Coun.

For Athabasca County, 2017 was a business-as-usual year while moving ahead on a number of larger projects “to serve the region in the future,” according to Reeve Doris Splane. Number one on Splane’s list for 2017 was supporting the new $15.

Rural women in Athabasca County are preparing to gather for the county’s 34th annual Rural Women’s Conference and Awards. The event is being held at the Rochester Community Hall Feb. 8.

Village of Boyle council said contributing to the new pool project is not something “they could just jump into” during a joint council meeting with Athabasca County Jan. 8.

Athabasca County approved a change to designs for the new pool that would give upwards of $100,000 credit to the project Jan. 10 during a joint meeting with the Town of Athabasca council.

A man facing a charge of second-degree murder after the death of a Smith woman is set to appear for a preliminary hearing July 9-13 in Slave Lake Provincial Court.

Highway 63 between Grassland and Wandering River was blocked off for approximately five hours Jan. 6 after a single-vehicle collision involving a logging truck.

Police have confirmed that the remains of a 55-year-old man were found on the morning of Jan. 7 in a Village of Boyle alley. Two days after the alley between 3rd and 4th Streets was cordoned off, Cpl.

Athabasca County's regional airport fuelling system was taken offline for four days after malfunctioning due to extreme temperatures after Christmas. The Avgas 100 low lead fuelling system at the Athabasca Regional Airport was shut down Dec.