Athabasca News

Brian Popowich performs with (l-r) Kira Holt, Nicole Wintonyk and Cindi Sawchuk during the 39th annual Athabasca Ukrainian Folk Dance Club year-end concert last Saturday. Popowich was recognized that evening for his 21 years with the club.

The Visitor Information Centre (VIC) will be run out of the old train station for the summer of 2014.

A coalition of concerned groups led by the Keepers of the Athabasca watershed protection organization is doing its own testing of sediment in the Athabasca River.

The Athabasca Pottery Club is hosting its annual show and sale this Saturday at the Athabasca Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, and everything from a panda bear piggy bank to padded clay eyeglass holders will be on display or for sale.

Following the receipt of Athabasca County’s 2014 assessment, county council has dropped the county’s tax rate by 1.8 per cent.

The Alberta Opera will be performing Aladdin at Boyle School on April 30. The event is closed to the public, but teacher Debby Delage explained it will be a great experience for the students.

JUBILOSO! Bells of Concordia will be performing at Edwin Parr Composite School April 26 at 7 p.m.

Mayor Morrill is concerned that despite the promise of previous council to dedicate $5 million to a new pool, there are big issues. “We do not have land at this time to put a pool on,” Morrill told council.

Aspen View Public School Division has approved preliminary plans for a new secondary school that will be approximately 900 square metres smaller than Edwin Parr Composite (EPC) High School.

Over the last year, collisions in the Athabasca area have almost doubled: from 35 this time last year to 66 this year. Despite the increase, there were no fatalities, Athabasca RCMP Sgt. Brian Scott told town council last Tuesday.