Athabasca News

Volunteers have been diligently working on the Boyle Centennial Historic Walking Trails recently.

The sky was cloudy and the wind was cool Friday, but that didn’t stop men from putting on high heels and walking along the riverfront at the 4th annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes.

Athabasca residents decided to allow town council to borrow $5 million in today's plebiscite, which will see the new swimming pool project go ahead.

The new voice and new management of the province includes MLA Jeff Johnson. Johnson, the representative for Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater, remains in the cabinet fold in the re-created Ministry of Seniors.

Boyle RCMP Sgt. Kevin McGillvary and Cpl. John Spanns explained to Village of Boyle council last week that break and enter offences have seen a decrease of 67 per cent since 2011 for the months of January to July.

School bus after school bus pull into the drop-off loop at Whispering Hills Primary School last Tuesday filled with students dressed to the nines for the first day of a new school year. It was the same for students in the other Athabasca schools and throughout the Aspen View Public School division. Preliminary estimates from the school division show an increase in a number of Aspen View schools.

Kids sat with barely concealed excitement at the new Landing Trail Intermediate School (LTIS) playground.

Golfers could see at least a partial new layout at the Athabasca Golf and Country Club as early as this time next year. That’s due to the construction of the new replacement bridge on Highway 813 over the Athabasca River.

The 35th Annual Smith-Hondo Fall Fair and Rodeo took place this past weekend, which was also the centennial for the town. Aaron Letourneau is seen here being bucked off this horse during the bareback section of the rodeo. Letourneau took a few minutes to recover after hitting the ground.

The trial run of the Athabasca Dog Park has been a success, according to Town of Athabasca bylaw officer Shaun Woloschuk. The park is located in the old Jubilee ball diamonds across from Edwin Parr Composite School.