Athabasca News

Athabasca mother Jessica Dicks let her instinct guide her as her body went into overdrive, leaping into the path of a falling tree as it threatened to land on a tent where her children were inside playing.

Those cool cats in the SwingCats Orchestra played their hearts out at the Big Band Bash Saturday night at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex. And after weeks of practice, it was their debut concert in front of an audience for some.

A special Town of Athabasca council meeting held just after noon on Aug. 15 ended with the appointment of an interim chief administrative officer.

Athabasca has found themselves a new overseer of the archives with the hiring of former Landing Trail Intermediate School teacher Gina Payzant on Aug. 3. “I’m extremely excited,” Payzant said.

After a countdown from three, the people in the Tipton’s Independent parking lot could hear two things, a tearing of wax strips, followed almost immediately by a 22 men-in-pain choir.

Athabasca University has hired a new president of the institution, Neil Fassina. Fassina comes to Athabasca with a background in human resources and organizational psychology as well as business experience at several post-secondary institutions.

After slowly becoming a permanent fixture in the community, the Calling Lake Arts Academy will going into their third year with a couple of fresh ideas.

The Town of Athabasca's council has terminated its contract with chief administrative officer Josh Pyrcz after a vote at a special meeting held Aug. 10 regarding his resignation letter.

A special Town of Athabasca council meeting held just after noon on Aug. 15 ended with the appointment of an interim chief administrative officer.

Faced with receivables dating back to 2005, the Town of Athabasca council voted against writing off $24,924.93 in trade receivables at the last council meeting, held July 19.