Athabasca News

The Village of Boyle will spend more than $241,608 to replace all water meters and some gas meters within the village.

Political observers have pegged Education Minister and Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater MLA Jeff Johnson as a potential replacement for Premier Allison Redford, whose abrupt resignation last Wednesday became official Sunday night.

Portage College is taking the next steps developing the first pipeline training centre in Canada by: analyzing exactly what the industry needs in terms of workforce training and pursuing closer partnerships with other institutions.

Athabasca town council has called a special meeting for 7 p.m. tonight (March 24) to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the new secondary school project. The meeting will take place in Athabaca town council chambers.

The Northern Leaders Summit on March 14 at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex brought together approximately 120 municipal leaders from across northern Alberta, several government ministers and premier Alison Redford to discuss priorities in the region

Athabasca County councillor Jack Dowhaluk has been returned to the full scope of his duties following a decision by council made during a public works meeting on March 13.

On March 26, Science Outreach-Athabasca and associate professor of chemistry at Athabasca University (AU) Lawton Shaw are hosting “Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Aquatic Environment.

Sometime between the hours of 6 p.m. on March 11 and 9:30 a.m. on March 12, the Wandering River transfer site was broken into.

Twenty-two orphaned children touring Canada with a show called “Beautiful Africa: A New Generation” will stop in Athabasca this Friday at 7 p.m. at the Nancy Appleby Theatre, where admission is by donation.

Tots Taylor Brown and Paityn Franzen (behind the balloon) enjoy their balloons at the end of the Athabasca Figure Skating Club's annual carnival last Sunday at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex. This year, the carnival was called "Hijacked Fairytales " and followed the misadventures of a boy named Jack while he helped out old-fashioned fairytale characters to a modern soundtrack — and with a modern twist.