Athabasca News

Don Radmanovich, who served as mayor of Boyle since the October 2013 election and for one term prior, resigned as the mayor during last Wednesday’s council meeting. He then nominated Bob Clark to take his spot, which council voted in favour of.

Plenty of locals are likely heading south for the Calgary Stampede, and Colinton’s Kevin Danyluk is among them. What sets him apart is the four Belgian horses he has in tow.

A public meeting about the relocation of Athabasca’s secondary school and the pool, library and archives to the Athabasca Regional Multiplex site was held last Thursday, and approximately 200 residents attended to voice their opinions on the move or

Last Saturday, family, friends and guests gathered in the Boyle School gymnasium to celebrate the graduation of the class of 2014.

Country artist Tenille rocks the stage on July 1 during the second day of festivities for the Magnificent River Rats Festival. More photos of Tenille, along with full galleries of the other artists at the festival are available below.

Following in-camera discussion at its meeting last Wednesday, Athabasca County council decided it would not be sending councillors to attending the public meeting being put together by an ad-hoc committee of concerned citizens on July 3.

The Athabasca Grand Union Hotel has changed ownership as of June 30. Although the identity of the new owners is not known as of press time, according the old owners, the new owners of the Union also own other properties in Athabasca.

The Edwin Parr Composite High School Grade 12 class was dressed to the nines last Saturday for their graduation at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex.

Earlier this year, Boyle Rural Crime Watch passed a motion to fold the group because of lack of interest; however, due to concerns about recent crimes, the group might get a second wind. “We haven’t folded yet,” said president Terry Jordan.

Two historic Athabasca buildings — the Athabasca United Church and the old Canadian Northern Railway Station — have received thousands of dollars through the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation over the years; the latest batch of funding was anno