Athabasca News

§ Athabasca town council reinforced their decision to ask for a municipal corporate review from Municipal Affairs with a pair of votes on the subject at their meeting last Tuesday.

The Town of Athabasca has released a statement saying their chief administrative officer Doug Topinka is retiring soon. “He is retiring as of July 6, ”councillor Tim Verhaeghe said.

The second annual Relay For Life in Athabasca last Friday brought cancer survivors together with friends, family and supporters to celebrate their victory over the disease while at the same time honouring the memories of those who have passed away. It also raised close to $50,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. Danielle Wiart of the Purple With A Purpose team shows her support in the fight against cancer. The Purple team raised the most money as a team for the event.

Relay For Life is not just about finding a cure; it’s about supporting the people who have survived cancer or been touched by it in some way, and the second annual event in Athabasca did just that last Friday.

In recognition of all the efforts made by the volunteers and the staff at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex during the Slave Lake fire last year, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) donated almost $14,000 to the multiplex on June 13.

The Town of Athabasca will soon have a ratepayers’ association.

John Brink was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws at Athabasca University's convocation ceremonies last weekend. He was just one of the many attendees who got their big moment on stage.

The provincial election has come and gone and even though she didn’t win the position of MLA for Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater, NDP candidate Mandy Melnyk is still trying to listen to what the people want and help out if she can.