Athabasca News

Welcome to budget season, where everybody gets upset about something and there is never enough money. It has been intriguing watching municipal councils sort out budgets this past month.

Expanding short-term rental opportunities “could be in the cards” for Athabasca’s future. Town of Athabasca Coun.

Despite added utility costs, students will not be moving into the new Edwin Parr Composite School until September after the school division opted to push back the February move-in date.

One more box has been ticked off in the Athabasca region’s new pool project. Athabasca University’s land transfer to the Town of Athabasca was finally approved via Order in Council, according to a Jan. 18 Alberta government press release.

The Village of Boyle will hold off on making a decision to join Athabasca County’s TED Committee, while seeking more information. During a joint village-county council meeting Jan.

Local science enthusiasts got a glimpse of the present and future of green technology at a presentation by Energy Efficiency Alberta chair David Dodge at Athabasca University Jan. 11.

Those who were slated to move into the Wildrose Villa’s newly-renovated assisted living units had their move-in date postponed last minute, due to roof leakage in early January.

The Alice B. Donahue Library board is asking the town to up its yearly contribution by nearly 20 per cent in their 2018 budget, in order to cover increased building costs coming from the Multiplex society.

A 26-year-old man from Chilliwack, B.C. has died after a collision between two semi-tractors on Highway 63 south of Wandering River Jan. 14. According to an RCMP press release, at about 4:30 p.m.

The Athabasca Fire Department has reported that despite a drop in the overall call volume, 2017 was the worst of the past 15 years for structure fires.