Athabasca News

A lengthy career providing protection and serving the public will come to an end later this summer for a well-known RCMP officer in Athabasca. Staff Sgt.

It was a slam-dunk for the Boyle School drama class for their performance of a basketball comedy at the Alberta High School One-Act Play festival in Red Deer last week.

Although there was an increase in the capital budget, Athabasca town council has decided to hold the line on taxes this year.

A trip to school for students will no longer be free come September. Aspen View Public Schools (AVPS) trustees approved a transportation fee schedule during their regular board meeting last Thursday, which was held at Smith School.

For the fourth year in a row, Grade 9 students from the Boyle and Grassland schools got up close and personal with just what can happen when a driver makes the wrong choices.

There were tears shed for endings and for new beginnings as incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Jeff Johnson lost his seat after seven years to NDP Colin Piquette Tuesday night.

The final result wasn't what he wanted to see, though it didn't come as a shock.

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.