Athabasca News

Athabasca County crime rates are up slightly so far this year compared to last year, and continued staffing shortages at the Athabasca RCMP have not helped, according to Athabasca RCMP Sgt. Brian Scott.

Edwin Parr Composite School will host a “Purge and Splurge” indoor garage sale in the school’s cafeteria to raise money for the school’s cosmetology and esthetics program this Saturday. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Organizers of Boyle Moonlight Madness are hoping for the best in terms of weather for the Dec. 6 event. “Everything is always up in the air depending on the weather,” said Boyle & District Chamber of Commerce president Connie Radmanovich.

The acting chief administrative officer for the Aspen Regional Water Services Commission (ARWSC) said town and county residents’ drinking water is safe despite a plume of at least 670 million litres of coal slurry recently passing town via the Athaba

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The Athabasca Fire Department and Richmond Park Fire Department responded to a call early Saturday morning at a residence on Sawdy Road. See Tuesday's Athabasca Advocate for more.

The Athabasca District Chamber of Commerce has amended the official rules for the Moonlight Madness ‘Bingo’ contest, to allow for contest entry without the requirement of a purchase from participating merchants.

Lief Lauridsen as King Grin and Lee Morey as Cobweb Spider kept the audience in stitches during the Edwin Parr Composite For Sale Theatre performance of The Snow Queen last week. The show ran three nights, plus an afternoon performance for Landing Trail Intermediate School students, all at the Nancy Appleby Theatre.

The Magnificent River Rats Festival Society shook, rattled and rolled in a new executive board at its annual general meeting (AGM) last Wednesday, with the exception of one position: vice-president.

The carol “O come, all ye faithful” might well be the clarion call for community members involved with Athabasca’s annual, free Community Christmas Dinner. The 21st such dinner will be held Dec.