Athabasca News

When a vehicle passes a school bus with its alternating red lights flashing, it’s called a flyby. There have been 19 of these dangerous and illegal acts in the Aspen View School Division in the past two months, 17 of them in the Athabasca area.

At their meeting on March 13, Athabasca County council expressed concern that they might take a hit when it comes to Greater North Foundation (GNF) funding now that the boundaries of Lac La Biche County have shifted.

The Edwin Parr Composite senior girls basketball team won their first zone championship in 12 years last weekend. (back row, l-r) Alex Speers, -Sarah Windeler, Tara Gustafson, -Mikaela Minkus, Katelyn Crest, -Leaha Pichota, coach Wade Hicks. (front row, l-r) Gen Annand, Brooke Padlewski, Shania LaForce, Jackie Elgert, Brianna Bilsky, Janaya Reimer, Amy Zacharuk.

Alberta Transportation’s relocation and reconstruction of Highway 55 and 813 is ahead of schedule. “The work is progressing really well on the project,” said Alberta Transportation spokesperson Heather Kaszuba.

The Village of Boyle played host to a pair of influential dinner guests last Thursday.

Designation of Athabasca’s ‘Old Brick School’ as a provincial historic resource is an honour some local officials don’t necessarily want bestowed.

Bassoonist Amanda Oldale blows an E-flat note as the Athabasca Community Band tunes up their instruments, including saxophonist Tracy Powell (left) before playing 'A Welsh Rhapsody' during the Something to Celebrate performance at the Nancy Appleby Theatre on March 3. Conductor Matthew Thompson threw in an extra special birthday song for his twin boys who turned one-year-old on the eve of the concert.

The Fraser Institute has published its annual ranking of Alberta’s elementary schools, and Boyle School earned a ranking of 395 out of 665.

The 2012 Magnificent River Rats Festival has been saved after a critical meeting at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex last Tuesday. When the meeting was called to order there were five members on the committee, but when it ended there were 10.

Dia Hurren sees the need for a dialysis machine at the Athabasca Healthcare Centre, and has started a petition to have such a machine installed there.