Athabasca News

On Oct. 7, surrounded by about 160 friends and family, bridesmaids in eggplant-purple dresses and groomsmen in grey suits, a young couple said their wedding vows at the Amber Valley Community Hall.

Those struggling with their sexuality or gender expression in the Athabasca region – or even just looking to meet others like them – will now have a place to turn.

Three-time Juno award-winning blues musician Jim Byrnes will be performing in Athabasca Nov. 1 for the Heartwood Folk Club’s third performance this season.

Skating clubs from across the province will gather at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex Nov. 25 for the Athabasca Skating Club’s first-ever CanSkate Elements event.

The local refugee sponsorship committee will finally be welcoming the first member of their sponsored Syrian family at the Edmonton International Airport Nov. 2.

Emergency Medical Services personnel in Wabasca/Desmarais are now operating out of a brand new $3.1-million station, completed this fall. Dignitaries and community members gathered at the new four-bay station Oct. 12 for the centre’s grand opening.

Forest venturers in the Baptiste Lake area beware: there are large cats prowling in the trees. Warren Zyla, Baptiste Lake area resident, has put up trail cameras in the Baptiste and Narrow Lake area for 10 years,.

A 45-year-old man from the Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement landed a 105-day prison sentence and a $4,990 fine for a laundry list of offences dating back to 2014. Appearing from the Edmonton Remand Centre in Boyle Provincial Court Oct.

When others prefer to take their Sunday mornings to sleep in or go to church, the Interact Club of Athabasca prefers to walk for ending polio.

With his Krieghoff K-80 Trap Special 12 Gauge, local teen Niklas Tebb was able to shoot down and snag the national sub-junior champion title this past summer where he maintained an 89.7 per cent shooting average in all three disciplines.