Athabasca News

Boyle council is looking at alternatives to the present grass collection situation.

Cameras have been installed on some of school buses in the region in hopes of reducing the number of cars passing them when they are picking up or dropping off students.

The driver of a bus will appear in court next month following charges being laid in relation to a fatal collision last year.

Local filmmaker Albert Karvonen will be presenting his newest film next week. Entitled The Forest is Calling, the film will be featured at the next Science Outreach presentation on Apr. 9 beginning at 7 p.m.

A substantial sewer blockage in the trunk line between the Boyle & District Seniors Drop-in Centre and the arena caused a back up recently. Sewage flooded into the Drop-in Centre on Mar.

Students spent last Thursday fęte-ing, feasting and celebrating French culture day at Landing Trail Intermediate (LTIS) and Whispering Hills Primary (WHPS).

The local community has rallied behind a family struck by tragedy last week. On St. Patrick’s Day around 8:30 p.m., 12-year-old Lee Thunder was walking up the east hill of Highway 55 when he was struck by a van.

People living in the Athabasca region and those traveling through now have another resource to finding out more of what the area offers. VisitAthabasca.

The Athabasca woman that allegedly stuck a boy with a vehicle on Tuesday night has now been officially charged. Crystal Andres, 36, will make her first court appearance on Apr.

A 12-year-old male succumbed to his injuries Tuesday evening after being struck by a vehicle on the east hill. Shortly before 8:30 p.m. Mar.