Athabasca News

Tickets issued by Athabasca County to Sammyís Pet Boarding and the Second Chance Animal Rescue Society (SCARS) for excessive barking and howling have both been scrapped.

Aspen View School Division superintendent Brian LeMessurier applauded Fridayís news that the Alberta government and the Alberta Teachersí Association have struck a deal for four years of labour peace.

Athabasca town councillor George Hawryluk is on a mission to seize the opportunity presented by Wabascaís expansion. ìWe have to become more visible, we have to be open minded to welcome other people and businesses into the community,î Hawryluk said.

Amelia Curran played at the Nancy Appleby last Thursday night as a special show for the Heartwood Folk Club. The popular musician kept the crowd engaged in the stories she told in between songs.

The Alberta Governmentís 2013 budget includes a $6.1 billion increase in education spending, but local MLA and Minister of Education Jeff Johnson says that could be offset by growing demands on classroom space.

Town of Athabasca residents will see a tax increase of at least two per cent due to an increase in the education levy collected through property taxes. This was revealed after the provincial budget was unveiled last Thursday.

The Town of Athabasca is in a unique position to capitalize on the growth in Wabasca. Athabasca town councillor George Hawryuk brought his thoughts on the opportunity to council last week.

A gigantic container was transported from Edmonton to Fort McMurray over the course of several days last week, passing through Boyle on Thursday. The container dwarfed other traffic on the road, and did most of its travelling overnight. It weighed as much as 290 pickup trucks and was nearly twice the length of an Olympic-sized pool according to Alberta Transportation.

Athabasca County Council got an update on TransCanadaís proposed Grand Rapids Pipeline Project straight from the project manager last week.

The village of Boyle has moved out, the Sheriffs are moving up and the RCMP will be moving in. Those are the general logistics of the changes being made at the old village office, since the municipality officially moved out on Feb.