Athabasca News

Nobody in Boyle was afraid to step on the scale during the Santas Anonymous sack challenge on Dec. 2 at the former senior’s drop-in centre.

Enthusiasm was high at the pool design committee’s open house on Dec. 1, where local residents got a glimpse of what the new facility could look like.

A sense of excitement and unity came over the Athabasca Train Station on Nov. 27, as women gathered to discuss the upcoming local performance of the Vagina Monologues. On Feb.

With cuts to one of its integral grants, the Magnificent River Rats Festival Society is asking municipalities for an increase in financial support for the 2017 event.

Like the contents in a septic tank, a proposed temporary camping bylaw for Athabasca has gone down the tubes after being defeated by council. At the Nov.

The Town of Athabasca has filed an application to Court of Queen’s Bench to disqualify and remove two of its councillors. The town filed the application on Nov. 18.

The Town of Athabasca’s council is more divided than ever following a special meeting to decide its next steps to hire a chief administrative officer and a subsequent regular council meeting.

Aspen View Public Schools will be making a push to incorporate solar energy into the new Edwin Parr Composite secondary school project. The push began on Oct.

Although it began its path as a “divisive” issue, the Olds Aquatic Centre has helped keep businesses and people in town.

After three years without a pool, the Barrhead region is just about ready to dive into their new aquatic centre.