Athabasca News

Athabasca opened its doors to people from Fort McMurray last night, after a wildfire engulfed parts of the city yesterday and put its 60,000 residents under a mandatory evacuation order.

Three fire departments were on the scene of a structure fire in Island Lake Summer Village on April 28.

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation both declared a State of Local Emergency as of 4:00 p.m. May 4.

Coun. Joanne Peckham had some choice words for Coun. Tim Verhaeghe after he released communications from her.

Town council held a special a meeting to talk about off-site levies for the new school when two councillors ñ whose presence made quorum ñ walked out to avoid a vote.

At the eleventh hour, officials from the school division received news of an off-site levy from the Town of Athabasca, pushing back the release of tenders for the project.

Fire crews battled the flames of a wildfire near Atmore on April 18

Half the town's office staff has left due to an alleged stressful work environment amidst a lack of formal action regarding a laundry list of complaints against the Town of Athabasca's chief administrative officer. A document dated Jan.

It is Fox Creek versus the hospitality industry, and local municipalities are not on Fox Creekís side.

It was a tough year financially for the Athabasca and District Chamber of Commerce. Almost all of last yearís seven events were financial losses, chamber treasurer Christine Jensen said at the annual general meeting on April 13.