Athabasca News

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.

A man living in Athabasca will have to be on his best behaviour after he pleaded guilty to causing a disturbance for an incident that included throwing a barbecue at his wife.

Fresh off year 13 on Athabasca County Council, Jack Dowhaluk is going for another term as Division 6 councillor. Penny Stewart will challenge him for the seat on election day, Oct. 16.

The Alice B. Donahue Library and Archives will not have to pony up the $900 extra for rent proposed in March. At their Sept.

Three community members are vying for two seats that represent Ward 2 on the Aspen View Public Schools Division board.

Two local juvenile Nordic skiers earned have earned “bragging rights” after being named to the Alberta Development Team (ADT) following the 2016-17 ski season.

Division 8 will choose between experienced Athabasca County councillor Larry Armfelt and Gloria Bury, who said there is a better way of doing things, in the municipal election.

A familiar face on the streets of Athabasca has left town. Former Athabasca RCMP Cpl. Joanna Patry served with the town’s detachment for just over two and a half years, before accepting a position in Edmonton for general policing.