Athabasca News

A woman dealing with a fentanyl addiction and caught with $600 worth of stolen makeup in her purse received a 15-day sentence for her crime. Speaking to the court from prison via closed-circuit television, Michelle R.

Although “bridge funding” will keep their doors open until December, friendship centres across the country are in budgeting limbo after the funding process stalled within the federal government.

Residents of the Town of Athabasca have voted to wipe the slate clean in the 2017 municipal election. Colleen Powell will serve as mayor, more than doubling the runner up Roger Morrill’s ballots.

The municipal elections held across Alberta Oct. 16 saw some new faces win seats in the Athabasca and Boyle area, while some old hands will be hanging up their hats.

Fiscal responsibility, medical staffing and getting new business was on the table as the Village of Boyle’s council candidates took questions from the community at the Boyle Community Centre Oct. 12.

The Candidates’ Forum was an ideal way to meet all the candidates and gain insight into determining who is best suited to represent our town.

After serving his country, veteran Tom Mykytiuk hopes to serve his community as Aspen View Public Schools Ward 5 trustee. “I recall leaving here as a 17-year-old kid going to university and it was pretty intimidating and overwhelming,” said Mykytiuk.

A fire may have brought one family’s home down, but the Amber Valley community is going to try and help them build back up. On Oct.

With tears in their eyes, prayers in their hearts and signs in their hands, about 100 people walked Athabasca’s streets Oct. 4 for the Sisters In Spirit march, honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Crystal Plamondon will return home to perform at the Nancy Appleby Theatre Oct. 13 for the second show of the 2017 Heartwood Folk Club’s fall season.