Athabasca News

Cougar sightings are becoming more frequent across the region and around Alberta. That comes from Athabasca District Fish and Wildlife Officer Adam Jalbert and there isn’t any real reason behind it.

A night of good, clean fun with a focus on families will again take on the form of a game show. To help celebrate National Addictions Awareness Week, which runs from Nov.

Getting know what’s available in the community is exactly why the Athabasca District Chamber of Commerce allows members to host one of their monthly meetings.

An annual tradition in Boyle has begun and it is hoped the community will be as generous as they have been over the last 13 years. This year marks the 14th year for the Tree of Hope campaign run by the Boyle Healthcare Centre Auxiliary.

Although very few people came out, the Magnificent River Rats were able to choose their new board at their Annual General Meeting last Thursday.

A new executive will take the lead in continuing to work on improving the look of Boyle. The selection of the executive and directors for the Boyle Community Betterment Committee took place at their annual general meeting on Nov. 6.

Whispering Hills Primary School students observe Remembrance Day along with members of the Athabasca RCMP and Athabasca Royal Canadian Legion Members during a ceremony at the school last Thursday morning. Schools from around the region participated in their own ceremonies to remember Canadians who served in war as well as those that have been lost in other conflicts.

Alberta residents have been very generous in their support of military families through a new licence plate.

Overwhelming was only one of the words Darlene Bertin used to describe what she felt about all of the things that took place last Friday.