Athabasca News

The annual Athabasca Christmas Bird Count was a great success this year thanks to the collaborative efforts of observers and feeders for more than 20 km around town.

Boyle RCMP responded to a call shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday of a southbound SUV that collided with a northbound passenger bus on Highway 63 approximately 20 km north of Boyle. The driver of the SUV was pronounced deceased on scene.

A chickadee is spotted hanging from a bird feeder in a property just just off of Highway 813 on the south side of the Athabasca River during the Dec. 27 Christmas Bird Count. The bird count bas been a part of the Athabasca tradition for 13 years and helps with the conservation of various species by keeping an eye on local bird populations.

Two animal shelters in the Athabasca area are left with more questions than answers after being served $100 tickets because they allegedly ìpermit dogs to become public nuisance by barking and howling excessively.

Aspen View Regional School Division trustees bowed their heads and gave a moment of silence during their Dec. 20 meeting for victims of the Newtown, Conn. school massacre.

Dayna Whitfordís presentation topped the agenda of items at Boyle Village Council Dec. 19, where the senior director of Momentis pitched her EnergyMizer power reduction product to council.

A man and his wife are lucky to be alive after a near head-on collision sent their black 2002 Chevy Trailblazer off of Highway 2 southbound at approximately 6:15 p.m. Wednesday night, crashing into the west tree line.

Boyle RCMP was called to the scene of a northbound semi transport truck full of diesel fuel that lost control at approximately 3:30 a.m. and flipped into the east ditch of Highway 831 between Highway 661 and Highway 663 in the early hours of Monday morning. The driver escaped uninjured.

“Slow down; it’s winter time. Buy snow tires,” insisted Athabasca RCMP Sgt. Brian Scott, moments after a single vehicle rollover on Highway 55 sent a senior to hospital with minor head injuries early Sunday afternoon.

Students at Grassland School welcomed the holidays with their Christmas concert last Friday. Ava Bossel masquerades as an elf while Mathew Evancusky plays the big guy himself.