Athabasca News

What began as an orange wave Tuesday night grew to become a crushing NDP victory, both locally and province-wide.

Town council is looking at making some changes to the rules on the riverfront. At council’s meeting on Apr. 21, councillors spoke about putting up “no dogs allowed” signs in sensitive areas and limiting smoking in the public areas.

Last year, the hamlet of Colinton was struck by a spate of vandalism, including vehicles being broken into, items taken from them along with items taken from yards and out buildings.

There is some good and bad news for Boyle residents as council drew up its 2015 draft budget at a special meeting.

The Athabasca RCMP are looking for information on a shooting Between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Apr. 28, a white Chrysler 200 was driving on Hwy 2 eastbound when it was shot by what police believe to be a gun.

It will be another month before the case of the woman charged in the hit and run death of a boy last month will be back in court. Crystal Andres, 36, did not appear in Athabasca Provincial Court on Apr. 27, but instead had a lawyer appear for her.

An attempt to assist business and bring in more tourism dollars has come to fruition for the Boyle and District Chamber of Commerce.

Aspen View Public Schools (AVPS) will be implementing a transportation fee in the new school year – although the actual amount has yet to be determined. The idea of a transportation fee was introduced during a board meeting a few months ago.

Following three special meetings in addition their regular council meetings over the past four months, Athabasca town council finally approved its 2015 last Tuesday.

Some students from Landing Trail Intermediate School donned white lab coats and pulled out their investigative skills last Wednesday.