Athabasca News

The new Heavy Equipment Operation training pilot project Portage College implemented in late October isn’t just going to benefit the college and its students.

What used to be home to games of hide and seek, endless hours of fun and excitement for elementary school students (and the cause of several bumps and bruises) is now an empty, grassy piece of land, devoid of children’s laughter at Landing Trail Inte

Athabasca County chose a tentative route for the Aspen Regional Water System pipeline extension that will run from Boyle, up the Highway 63 Corridor to Wandering River, after meeting with engineers and Alberta Transportation officials in Edmonton on

Debbie and Richard Popovich bring the house down in a storming performance of the Old West Tribute Show at the Athabasca Seniors Centre on Nov. 3. The Popviches played 1920s hits including 'Ain't She Sweet' and 'Has Anyone Seen My Girl', followed by a performance of wartime singer Vera Lynn's 'Keep on Smiling.'

A major plan to expand the Athabasca Regional Multiplex with three outdoor soccer fields, complete with bleachers and connecting trails, was voted down by town council 5-2 during its meeting last Tuesday.

Work to renovate and underpin the Athabasca Train Station began in earnest last week, just one day after Athabasca town council approved funding for the project on November 2.

Athabasca town council last Tuesday proposed new water and sewer rates that are designed to reward those who conserve water.

Tim "The Thrashing Machine " Hague is returning to the UFC for his third stint in the mixed martial arts league, as he signed a four-fight deal with the UFC on Monday night. Hague will take on Matt Mitrione on Jan. 22, 2011 in UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 in the heavyweight bout. Check next week's Advocate for full story details.

Freshly-chopped fingers, anyone? Richard Betts (l) relishes his role as the sinister chef at the Athabasca Train Station haunted house last Saturday. Kids and families lined up to see a vile display of flesh, blood, ghosts, demons and even a mad scientist on Oct. 30.

Athabasca’s new mayor, Roger Morrill, and the rest of the council, including its two newest members, Richard and Tim Verhaeghe, were sworn in at the organizational meeting last Thursday evening.