Athabasca News

The Athabasca RCMP had a busy weekend of recovering stolen property, announcing on July 7 that a number of search warrants had been executed and arrests made in the rural area of Athabasca County over the course of four days.

The limelight enveloped 25 graduates at Boyle School at their July 6 graduation ceremony. “It hasn’t hit me yet. It’s exciting at any level,” said graduate Jessica Rowan. “I plan to work up in trades.

Victoria Duffield ruled the riverfront at the Magnificent River Rats Festival last weekend. "Phenomenal show — phenomenal dancing, " said River Rats president Rod Foster of the show that drew in the largest crowd of young people that he had ever seen at the festival.

The traffic lights on 50th Street and 49th Avenue have been flashing since Sunday afternoon.

Athabasca RCMP are celebrating another small victory in a much larger problem of organized theft in the region, having made three arrests in the Perryvale area in connection to thousands of dollars of stolen property.

Preferred routes have been selected by consultants for the Alberta Ministry of Transportation for the truck bypass around Athabasca. CastleGlenn Consultants Inc.

Colinton homeowner Geoff Loken thinks Colinton will inherit Athabasca’s industrial truck traffic problem if one of the proposed eastern bypass routes around Athabasca is built.

Self-taught artist Judy Gauthier has painted a Buy-Low Foods mural in the entrance to the store. The mural is a blast from the past for some of Athabasca’s residents.

Gracie Flowers channels Canadian pop star Justin Bieber at "A Musical Tribute to the Funk Brothers: The Sound of Motown. " The show, which took place at the Nancy Appleby Theatre last Saturday, featured Motown tunes and modern pop songs.

Boyle Village councillor Roger Hall has resigned for personal reasons, as his wife has accepted a job offer in St. Paul.