Athabasca News

Town council voted against running water and sewage utility lines under Athabasca’s coming bridge at their meeting June 20. Coun.

Aspen View Public School board of trustees said their June 16 meeting with Minister of Education David Eggen was “very positive.” “We sat down and had a very candid conversation with him.

Aspen View Public Schools are now are riding a tight deadline to have their courses comply with the province’s new school fees law.

Athabasca County council members are not resting on issues with Canada Post service.

After learning about the price tag that comes along with building utility capabilities under the new Athabasca River bridge, both Athabasca County and Town of Athabasca councillors held off on decisions.

Volunteers are hard at work preparing the grounds for Athabasca’s 21st annual Magnificent River Rats Festival. The festival will kick off June 30 with a performance by the Mikisew Cree Drummers.

The gym at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex was filled with the quiet steps of boots worn by air cadets young and old June 17, as the 230 Athabasca Royal Canadian Air Cadets celebrated their 75th anniversary.

The coal company behind a 2013 wastewater spill into the Athabasca River near Hinton was handed a $4.4-million penalty June 9 in Hinton Provincial Court. Prairie Mines & Royalty ULC, formerly known as Coal Valley Resources Inc.

Change has to be in Athabasca University's future if it is to survive, states a long-awaited third-party report, which was released June 8.

From Cleavers to Seniors, 26 youth came out to this year’s 4-H Achievement Day, held June 5 at the Iceberg Arena. Good weather, good weights and happy kids made for a good Achievement Day, said Boyle 4-H leader Tanya Bosik-Borle.