Athabasca News

The Town of Athabasca faces thousands of dollars in dead and dying trees downtown, according to a local arborist. The state of the trees along 49th and 50th Streets could be better, said arborist Chandra Clark at last Tuesday’s town council meeting.

Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) executive met with their Athabasca University (AU) members last Thursday to announce a fundraiser and address concerns about those members being forced to take unpaid furlough days.

The condition of roads in Wandering River has raised questions about whether Athabasca County is doing enough to ensure the hamlet’s residents don’t have to keep dodging potholes near the Petro-Canada station.

Lewis Semashkewich was acclaimed as trustee for the Aspen View Public Schools northwest ward, which contains Smith School, after municipal nominations closed Sept. 23.

A roughly two-hour forum for Athabasca town council and mayoral candidates will be held Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Nancy Appleby Theatre.

Gabriel Seguin (r) tries to take a drink from the fire hose spray that students played in last Friday at Landing Trail Intermediate School's annual Flying High event. Kids enjoyed the fire hose, a climbing wall and a presentation by a police officer, among other diversions.

Nominations for the Village of Boyle council were extended into Tuesday last week as only four people stepped forward for the five council positions on Monday: incumbents Sam Assaf, David Bencharsky, Mike Antal (currently deputy mayor) and Don Radman

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) and Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA) are disputing comments Athabasca University board of governors public member Andy Neigel made in a letter to the editor in the Sept.

Trevor Yeaman has been acclaimed as an Aspen View Public School Board trustee. Yeaman was one of six non-incumbents to throw their hats into the ring during last Monday’s nomination period. Three incumbents were also nominated.

Athabasca University (AU) Professor Emeritus in Biology Robert Holmberg will be presenting for Science Outreach – Athabasca with an insightful look into the human eye.