Athabasca News

Another twinned section of Highway 63 has opened up between Grassland and Fort McMurray. The 16-kilometre stretch north of Mariana Lake officially opened Oct. 19, a year ahead of schedule.

Athabasca County councillors are still upset with the abrupt way Transport Canada informed them that STARS air ambulance could no longer land at the Athabasca Healthcare Centre, unless in extreme cases. “It caught us by surprise,” Coun.

The Athabasca RCMP Detachment will be starting up the Citizens on Patrol (COPs) program in the hope of reducing the crime rate in the area.

Sisters, brothers, strangers and friends braved the wind and cold to march in the Oct. 2 Sisters In Spirit walk in memory of Canada’s 1,181 missing and murdered Aboriginal women.

Athabasca Healthcare Centre received $1.5 million in upgrades and repairs from the Government of Alberta’s Infrastructure Maintenance Program (IMP).

A pair of Town of Athabasca councillors are questioning whether Coun. Tim Verhaeghe still lives in town — a claim Verhaeghe not only denies, but says was dealt with at an open council meeting more than 12 months ago.

Drivers will think twice about speeding in Hees Estates and High School Hill after this week. Two speed trailers were posted at various locations throughout those neighbourhoods on Sept.

An Athabasca doctor is alarmed to find empty beds at the Extendicare Athabasca long-term care, despite a long waiting list for patients, including his own. Earlier this month, Dr.

Sept. 17 would have been Lee Thunder’s 13th birthday. But instead of a birthday party and presents to celebrate becoming a teenager, the day was spent in mourning — a sad reminder that Lee will always be 12 years old.

The Boyle Rural Crime Watch may be disbanding as it once again finds itself struggling with poor attendance at meetings and little help implementing its programs.