Athabasca News

A new school has been announced for Aspen View Public School Division by the Minister of Infrastructure Ric McIver.

This barn off of Township Road 672.5 near Range Road 225 (north of town) could not withstand the brutal winds of Wednesday's storm. Once the barn doors blew in, the wind was strong enough to rip off the roof and tear it to pieces.

A recent graduate of Boyle School has been diagnosed with lymphoma, a form of cancer, and a dance to benefit him has been organized for next month.

Baptiste Lake gets a new fire hall, while Rochester gets a new fire truck. Wandering River gets First Street paved, and all county residents get rural addressing.

Athabasca County council has agreed in principle to giving the Town of Athabasca membership on its Tourism and Economic Development (TED) committee.

Athabasca’s old brick school is officially “on ice,” as Athabasca County Reeve Doris Splane put it during last Tuesday’s council meeting.

Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac) may soon be under new ownership.

Strong winds have been wreaking havoc all over northern Alberta, and Athabasca is no exception. Overnight power lines, trees and other debris has been ripped apart and strewn across the town.

On Feb. 14, people all around the world will be standing up against violence against women — including residents of Athabasca.

(l-r) Quinn Dubie and Bethanie Wagner practise the splits at an Athabasca Flips Gymnastics class. The girls are training for their first-ever competition next month.