Athabasca News

Athabasca residents who require dialysis cannot be treated in town as Athabasca has yet to install a machine, despite uproar from residents who have had to move to Edmonton for treatment.

The Rotary Interact Club has entered Edwin Parr Composite (EPC) Community School into a fundraising competition: the Spread the Net Student Challenge.

Athabasca County is changing how councillor meeting attendance is recorded after a ratepayer discovered a councillor claimed remuneration and mileage for five meetings in 2013 that he did not attend.

Athabasca town council has rescinded a portion of its Procedures for Development and will now require prospective subdivision developers to front a $5,000 application fee.

On Feb. 4 in Athabasca Provincial Court, Andrew Dwayne Lysohirka pleaded guilty to four charges surrounding theft over and under $5,000, possession of stolen property under $5,000 and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Jayde Semashkewich performs a toe touch while Jassie Joyes looks on during last Saturday's annual Cheerfest at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex. The LTIS Grade 4 team, to which Joyes and Semashkewich belong, placed third in their division.

Athabascans came together on Jan. 18 and hosted a fundraiser for the family of Joe Tan, who passed away in December and left a wife and three daughters behind.

Travis Neil Faragher, 28, pled guilty to four charges in relation to the Forfar theft ring last Monday in Athabasca Provincial Court.

Although official numbers have not been released by the province, recent history suggests that Athabasca’s new secondary school could cost between $40–60 million. Infrastructure Minister Ric McIver announced Jan.

The fate of the Meanook Biological Research Station (MBRS) is uncertain as the University of Alberta has terminated its lease of the federally owned facility.