Athabasca News

Grassland School senior students were drawn to appreciate the act of remembrance when they travelled to France and Italy this past summer. The group left June 27 for 12 days, according to teacher Natasha Gillman-Oltmanns.

Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk announced last Wednesday the Alberta government is allocating an extra $50 million to Campus Alberta institutions, which means Athabasca University is on the list.

When Jack Preece wrote a letter to his sister Lillie on Dec. 14, 1917, he opened with what a brother might always remark upon: how she was settling into married life, how her family was coming along.

The Rochester & District Agricultural Society is regretfully requesting an early termination of its lease agreement with Athabasca County for the maintenance of the Rochester Wayside Rest Area because of lack of volunteer support.

Athabasca town council is pressuring Alberta Transportation to adhere to the town’s standards for utility placement at the Highway 55/813 interchange.

Veteran Morris Schauer stands and salutes as the Last Post is played during the Boyle Remembrance Day Ceremony Nov. 11, 2013, at the Boyle Community Centre.

A 32-year-old male is dead after his pickup truck collided with a semi-tractor trailer on Highway 63 last night (Nov. 5) approximately 12 kilometres north of the Highway 55 junction. The collision took place at approximately 8:15 p.m.

A box containing money donated for Remembrance Day poppies was stolen from the Athabasca Husky gas bar yesterday.

Whispering Hills Primary School (WHPS) held a Buddy Walk coordinated by the Athabasca Blue Genes Foundation to raise awareness for people with Down syndrome last Friday. WHPS student Tucker Beirnes was excited to release his helium-filled balloon and to go on the walk.

The Alberta government has made it easier to take a brilliant idea and turn it into a commercialized product.