Athabasca News

Athabasca’s old brick school is officially “on ice,” as Athabasca County Reeve Doris Splane put it during last Tuesday’s council meeting.

Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac) may soon be under new ownership.

Strong winds have been wreaking havoc all over northern Alberta, and Athabasca is no exception. Overnight power lines, trees and other debris has been ripped apart and strewn across the town.

(l-r) Quinn Dubie and Bethanie Wagner practise the splits at an Athabasca Flips Gymnastics class. The girls are training for their first-ever competition next month.

Last Thursday, Aspen View Public Schools Division superintendent Brian LeMessurier announced that after 34 years of working for the division, he would be retiring at the end of the school year.

Anyone hoping for protection from a virulent flu strain that has spiked in Alberta in recent weeks is advised to wash their hands, cover their coughs and stay away from public places if they do start to show flu symptoms.

Athabasca Regional Waste Management Services Commission spokesperson Rob Smith announced last Wednesday that the Boyle landfill has closed its class-two cell but is still accepting food waste.

On Feb. 14, people all around the world will be standing up against violence against women — including residents of Athabasca.

Fort McMurray-Athabasca Member of Parliament Brian Jean is resigning as of Jan. 17. In a prepared statement, Jean offered little by way of explanation, saying, “In every job, there is a right time to move on. For me, that time has come.

Hinton received a mixed welcome at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex this weekend. The Athabasca midget B2 hockey team suffered an 8-5 loss to the Hinton midget B team last Saturday; on Sunday, Athabasca's midget B1 team secured a 6-5 win over the same team. (above) Tor Tangedal races against a Hinton player towards the puck on Saturday as Athabasca midget B2 captain Austin Legare and another Hinton player watch.