Athabasca News

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.

A house fire in Calling Lake left a family of six without a home this Christmas. The fire is believed to have been started by a wood stove.

No injuries were reported in an early-morning fire last Wednesday in Donatville that completely destroyed a local landmark. A fire at the old Donatville service station on Highway 63, resulted in the complete loss of the structure on Dec. 16.

Town of Athabasca councillors passed the 2016 budget in principle with a predicted $1.3 million surplus during last Tuesday’s meeting, significantly earlier than the 2015 budget’s release during April.