Athabasca News

Two former tenants have been charged after an afternoon house fire on Athabascaís East Hill. According to Athabasca RCMP officer Cpl.

A family fleeing the devastation that is Syria will get a chance to make a life in Canada thanks to Colintonís St. Andrew Anglican/Zion Lutheran Church.

Canadian roots musician Stephen Fearing debuted the Heartwood Folk Club's spring season at the Nancy Appleby Theatre on Saturday. The Juno winning singer/songwriter played in front of about 100 people to nothing but applause and cheers.

After a series of negotiations with a potential buyer from Camrose, the Town of Athabasca's council has approved the renovation and sale of its old caboose with some conditions.

Northland Forest Products has purchased Millar Western's Boyle sawmill. The Fort McMurray-based company signed the deal on Dec. 22 to buy the mill and the mill's timber quotas for $30.7 million. The deal was made public on Dec. 24.

Despite a lot of discussion surrounding penalties for councillors who miss town council meetings, there will be no change.

The Dery family is raising money to help with the closing costs of the Donatville gas station which burned to the ground last month. On Dec.

A 25-year-old man faces a charge of second-degree murder following the shooting death of his 19-year-old cousin on Jan. 1 north of Rochester. On Sunday, Jan.

Aspen View Public Schools will spend its transportation surplus on new bus routes along with red light and interior cameras.

Boyle RCMP has a new detachment commander with Sgt. John Spaans taking over the top post during the second week of December. “Generally speaking, I'm about a step away from operational policing, ” said Spaans.