Athabasca News

A possible lack of advance polls, what proof voters need to have of county residency, and county councillor expectations were called into question at last Tuesday's county council meeting as the Oct. 21 municipal election fast approaches.

Questions have been raised by town residents as to why Athabasca County and the Town of Athabasca’s advance polls will land on the same day and whether, for some, the dates are advanced enough. Athabasca County has an advance poll date set for Oct.

Repairs to deep potholes in Wandering River have begun, according to Athabasca County director of infrastructure services Brian Adamkewicz.

Town of Athabasca council and mayoral candidates had their opportunity to voice their thoughts publicly to more than 100 attendees of a forum hosted by the Athabasca District Chamber of Commerce at the Nancy Appleby Theatre last Tuesday night from 7-

During this year's Sisters in Spirit Vigil and Walk last Friday, Robin Baker carried balloons to the riverfront, where they were released into the sky. Her daughter, Makenna Carifelle, walks beside her mother beating a drum. The walk was in honour of missing and murdered aboriginal women.

The Town of Athabasca faces thousands of dollars in dead and dying trees downtown, according to a local arborist. The state of the trees along 49th and 50th Streets could be better, said arborist Chandra Clark at last Tuesday’s town council meeting.

Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) executive met with their Athabasca University (AU) members last Thursday to announce a fundraiser and address concerns about those members being forced to take unpaid furlough days.

The condition of roads in Wandering River has raised questions about whether Athabasca County is doing enough to ensure the hamlet’s residents don’t have to keep dodging potholes near the Petro-Canada station.

Lewis Semashkewich was acclaimed as trustee for the Aspen View Public Schools northwest ward, which contains Smith School, after municipal nominations closed Sept. 23.

A roughly two-hour forum for Athabasca town council and mayoral candidates will be held Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Nancy Appleby Theatre.