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Higher municipal gas fees for Athabascans in 2025

Higher municipal gas fees for Athabascans in 2025

Town councillors raise natural gas franchise fee to mitigate next year’s anticipated deficit
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Pilot project brings attention to unique teaching conditions in Hutterite colonies

Pilot project brings attention to unique teaching conditions in Hutterite colonies

Desire for more support, resources, and student opportunities to be addressed with customized solutions for communities
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UPDATE: No arrests from Sept. 27 police response near Colinton

UPDATE: No arrests from Sept. 27 police response near Colinton

Everyone walked away safely from a Sept. 27 incident that saw a heavy police presence descend on a rural township road in Athabasca County in response to a firearms complaint. Const.
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Clean up at the Grand Union site starts

Clean up at the Grand Union site starts

ATHABASCA — Travellers and passersby through Athabasca may have noticed the presence of equipment and workers at the site of the Grand Union Hotel today as clean up at the site is said to be starting.
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Athabasca family raises $1,000 for specialty speech software

Athabasca family raises $1,000 for specialty speech software

Elissa Schinnel pulled funds together thanks to community bottle drive and anonymous donations
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Aspen View Public Schools receive provincial funding increase

Aspen View Public Schools receive provincial funding increase

‘Extra funding is always good news’: Board chair Candy Nikipelo
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New Mistassiny school gives locals a sense of pride and hope for future

New Mistassiny school gives locals a sense of pride and hope for future

WABASCA – Staff, students, and local dignitaries gathered at the new Mistassiniy School for its official grand opening Sept. 27, almost two decades after the idea was first discussed.
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Athabasca County finally puts pay dispute to rest

Athabasca County finally puts pay dispute to rest

New pay scale comes into play Dec. 1, slashes council pay after honorariums led to increase
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Americana royalty set to take Nancy Appleby Stage

Americana royalty set to take Nancy Appleby Stage

Canada’s ‘Queen of Americana’ brings authentic sound to Athabasca for first time ever
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The Tiny Duckling: How one baby bird led to Athabasca’s rural TikTok animal rescue petting zoo

The Tiny Duckling: How one baby bird led to Athabasca’s rural TikTok animal rescue petting zoo

Fluffy the duck was Jim Marks and family’s first rescue, but far from the last
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