Athabasca News

Athabasca town councillor George Hawryluk thinks he has what it takes to be mayor of the Town of Athabasca. He has announced he will file his mayoral nomination papers for the October election.

Athabasca town council discussed the notorious intersection at Highway 55 and 34th Street at length at its regular meeting last Tuesday.

CastleGlenn Consultants Inc. will host another public open house (POH) in Boyle, Athabasca County manager Gary Buchanan informed council at last Thursday’s county council meeting.

Three people accused of involvement in a theft ring in the Forfar area appeared in Athabasca Provincial Court via closed-circuit television (CCTV) Aug. 26.

This year, Athabasca’s Community Registration Night on Sept. 11 is getting a healthy addition: the first Athabasca Community Health Fair. From 5–8 p.m.

Enrolment numbers fluctuate every year in Aspen View Schools, and they are difficult to anticipate.

A reported cougar sighting in the Muskeg Creek Trail system last Thursday has government officials reminding those who live near or use the trails to eschew earbuds or other devices that might impede one’s ability to hear approaching wildlife when in

The Dare Devil Divas from Onoway, AB, impressed the crowd at the 34th annual Smith-Hondo Fall Fair and Rodeo last Saturday. Dayna Powell stands on Norwegian Fjord Minnie, assisted by fellow trainer April Key (right), as Daisy shows off her own balancing act on her hind legs.

A 44-year-old man who was behaving in a "threatening / erratic manner" at the riverfront Rotary Spray Park yesterday afternoon has been taken into custody and charged with possession of cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as mischief, resisting arre

A head-on collision between a fuel truck and a red pickup at approximately 3 p.m. Aug. 28 sent two Athabasca County residents to hospital. The incident took place on Highway 55, approximately 16 kilometres west of Lac La Biche.