Athabasca News

A project seven years in the making was finally realized yesterday when the first residents moved into the new Pleasant Valley Lodge.

Jordan Kamprath of the senior boys' Boyle Huskies goes up to shoot a two-pointer during their first tournament game against Lamont in the Boyle Huskies Invitational Basketball Tournament on Friday in Boyle. Lamont won 43-28.

The Boyle and Community Food & Clothing Bank has finally found a new home. “Today is the official opening of the Boyle Food Bank Association,” vice president Steve Wilcox proudly stated at their opening day last Tuesday.

A remote stretch of road, known as Alberta’s deadliest highway, is becoming an ever more serious and dangerous challenge for local fire emergency volunteers, following the announcement by Lac La Biche County that the Plamondon Fire Department is with

Fire permits are being withdrawn across the county after smoke hanging over the town of Athabasca prompted numerous complaints from the public. The smoke began drifting over the town and surrounding area four days ago.

As of Nov. 22, all restrictions have been lifted from Boyle’s water treatment plant and truck fill, which was put on close watch by Alberta Environment in 2007 due to its water-use limit being overstretched.

Cookie monsters, opposition members sleeping in shifts in the Alberta legislature, smear campaigns, resignations and accusations.

Ken Gwozdz is no longer employed as chief administrative officer of the Village of Boyle. Boyle Mayor Don Radmanovich confirmed Gwozdz’s departure Friday. “He’s no longer working in the village, it’s a personnel matter,” said Radmanovich.

Athabasca’s annual Moonlight Madness lived up to its title Friday night as hundreds of residents packed 49th and 50th street to take in the parade, fireworks and lighting of the Christmas lights on the riverfront.

(l-r) Marie (Sarah Johnson) sips champagne while arm-in-arm with her fiance Saunders (Vincent Major), while her uncle Zangler (Zakk MacDonald), a hot-headed grocery store owner, takes a break from going ballistic as he enjoys the company of his own fiance, Madame Knorr (Michaela Summers) in On the Razzle. The 19th Century Austrian farce was performed last Friday and Saturday in the Nancy Appleby Theatre by the Edwin Parr Composite School drama department, and will show again this weekend.