Athabasca News

Charges against two of the three persons arrested June 24 in the Perryvale area in connection with a suspected theft ring were addressed last week in Athabasca Provincial Court.

The quality of education offered at Edwin Parr Composite School (EPC) was a focus of speeches addressed to 120 Grade 12 students at their graduation ceremony on July 6 in the Athabasca Regional Multiplex’ s Rotary fieldhouse.

The province has intervened in the labour dispute between seniors care provider Extendicare and its employees, rendering any strike or lockout action illegal for the next six weeks.

The Athabasca RCMP had a busy weekend of recovering stolen property, announcing on July 7 that a number of search warrants had been executed and arrests made in the rural area of Athabasca County over the course of four days.

The limelight enveloped 25 graduates at Boyle School at their July 6 graduation ceremony. “It hasn’t hit me yet. It’s exciting at any level,” said graduate Jessica Rowan. “I plan to work up in trades.

Colinton homeowner Geoff Loken thinks Colinton will inherit Athabasca’s industrial truck traffic problem if one of the proposed eastern bypass routes around Athabasca is built.

Self-taught artist Judy Gauthier has painted a Buy-Low Foods mural in the entrance to the store. The mural is a blast from the past for some of Athabasca’s residents.

Victoria Duffield ruled the riverfront at the Magnificent River Rats Festival last weekend. "Phenomenal show — phenomenal dancing, " said River Rats president Rod Foster of the show that drew in the largest crowd of young people that he had ever seen at the festival.

The traffic lights on 50th Street and 49th Avenue have been flashing since Sunday afternoon.

Athabasca RCMP are celebrating another small victory in a much larger problem of organized theft in the region, having made three arrests in the Perryvale area in connection to thousands of dollars of stolen property.