Athabasca News

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.

Despite other area municipalities and the local school board having cut financial support to the Alberta Energy Corridor (AEC) in the past year, the Village of Boyle continues as a steadfast member on the recommendation of its chief administrative of

There has been a significant increase in the number of reported stray animals in the Athabasca area over the holidays. One local expert said she’s taken in double the number of animals she did this time last year.

Each year, diploma exam results are released, and Aspen View associate superintendent Mark Francis said how they are interpreted is as important as the results themselves.

The Rochester & District Agricultural Society had hoped to spend a couple thousand dollars on upgrades to the community’s skating rink this year.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding Athabasca’s new secondary school has been signed by all members of the steering committee: the Town of Athabasca, Athabasca County, Athabasca Regional Multiplex Society (ARMS), Aspen View Public Schools

A group of 20 people from the Town of Athabasca and surrounding area came out to the special meeting of town council on March 24 to protest the decision to move the public library/archives from the downtown area.

On Dec. 19, Landing Trail Intermediate School Grade 6D/6F students played avid snowboarders hoping to "Catch My Drift " during the school Christmas concert. (front row, l-r) Maxim Makovey, Lyndon Joyes, Zephania Pomerleau, (middle row, l-r) Andrea Woudstra, Erica Stocking, Guen Alice, (top row, l-r) Renai Oltmans, Chantelle Borys.

Some feel tourism and economic development (TED) has been relegated to the periphery in local municipalities, with no related personnel employed by the Town of Athabasca, and a job vacancy in Athabasca County since the departure of TED officer Jodie

Athabasca University students are proud of the way the university has handled adversity this past year. “It has been an interesting time for our university,” Athabasca University Graduate Students’ Association president Amanda Nielsen said.