Athabasca News

A somewhat sympathetic crowd greeted Alberta’s finance minister to a speaking engagement at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex last Wednesday.

It was a short and not so sweet visit to Boyle by Alberta’s agriculture and rural development minister. About 30 people, some from as far away as Lac La Biche, came to the Boyle legion last Thursday to hear and speak to Verlyn Olson.

The Athabasca Heritage Society is looking for a solution to their issue with Home Hardware using their parking lot as a storage area.

After a little more than 16 months, Lewis Semashkewich has decided to step aside from his post as a school board trustee.

Athabasca’s annual musical festival will feature alternative, blues and country in 2015. The Magnificent River Rats Festival finalized its headline acts for the two-day festival at its meeting last Thursday.

Once all the nominations were in, there was no doubt who would be given this year’s Boyle Community Spirit Award. Long-time community volunteer Terry Mudryk-Harbarenko was presented the honour during the village council’s meeting last Wednesday.

A slight tax increase is in store for Athabasca County residents this year. Athabasca County council passed their 2015 budget during last Thursday’s meeting with a projected tax rate increase of two per cent.

Le Vent du Nord are coming back to Athabasca to play in the Heartwood concert series. The Quebecois band plays a mixture of traditional folk music and original compositions.

Some dancers in Athabasca will be standing up for the approximately one billion women in the world who are victims of abuse. On Feb.

It’s one of the events on the calendar for everyone in the Village of Boyle. This year’s Valentine’s Day Dance and Show hits the right date – Saturday, Feb. 14 – which is perfect for the family affair. The big event will run from noon until 4 p.m.