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'Problem' grizzly hunt welcomed by local Fish and Game Association

Decision to partially lift ban after 20 years met with both positive and negative feedback

Jul 15, 2024 4:56 PM Read more >

Boyle schedules auction to recoup $58k in back-taxes

Oct. 25 auction will see two commercial properties up for sale

Jul 14, 2024 6:09 AM Read more >

More than 700 in area benefit from Legal Aid funding, now extended

Legal Aid Alberta provided certificates for 743 Athabasca, Barrhead, and Westlock area residents

Jul 13, 2024 1:02 PM Read more >

Athabasca Employment Services wants you to celebrate their new grand opening

First 85 guests will receive Minhgo’s Way food truck vouchers

Jul 13, 2024 10:58 AM Read more >

‘If those walls could talk’: Historic Dent House sold to new owners

The 112-year-old house functioned as police barracks, jail cells between 1928 to 1947

Jul 12, 2024 5:11 PM Read more >

EPC rugby squad’s NB tour ‘once in a lifetime’ experience

Ten-day tour included matches against four schools and variety of East Coast experiences

Jul 12, 2024 6:11 AM Read more >

BREAKING: Boyle’s emergency department to close at 4 p.m. July 11

Closure prompted by lack of registered nurses

Jul 11, 2024 3:47 PM Read more >

Bigstone Cree Nation announces boycott of Slave Lake over 'racist' councillor comments

Controversy sparked by Slave Lake Coun. Shawn Gramlich's online post has raised questions of racism, public safety, and individual and institutional accountability

Jul 11, 2024 1:09 PM Read more >

Athabasca County orders fire ban alongside town and village

Town of Athabasca and Village of Boyle both ban outdoor fires within municipalities

Jul 11, 2024 9:45 AM Read more >

BREAKING: Fire ban in place for Forest Protection Area

Gov’t issues cross-province ban for all FPAs, including Lac La Biche and Fort McMurray

Jul 10, 2024 3:54 PM Read more >