Athabasca News

Athabasca-area voters headed to the polls Monday, in arguably the most unpredictable provincial election in decades. Brisk turnout was reported at most polling stations.

WHPS students had a blast at the school's Family Dance last Friday. Skylar Jardine, 2, took to the dance floor with a smile.

At the second annual Athabasca Community Wellness Expo Saturday, visitors learned plenty of ways to improve their overall well being.

Kids in Boyle are taking the DARE and saying no to drugs. Boyle RCMP has re-instated the Drug Awareness Resistance Education (DARE) program as a way to prevent drug and alcohol addictions in today’s youth.

Athabasca County is not against the designation of the Old Brick School, officials said last week.

Nadine Giroux pours some hot maple syrup over snow during Whispering Hills Public School French Culture Days. (clockwise, l-r) Jodynne MacNeil, Kyan Coray, Chlo ë Rich, Zachary Wysosky, Ava Heroux (obscured), Addyson Kocher, Nick Maheden, Christian Francis, Ladelle MacNeil, Lucy Woodburn-Elliott, and Cohen Griffin watch Giroux work.

Athabasca town councillors’ disagreements over its 2012 budget — particularly the hotly-contested decision to pave the old Colinton highway to Hees Estates — spilled over to social media last week.

A potential location for a new Highway 813 bridge over the Athabasca River was presented to Athabasca town council last Tuesday, but Alberta Transportation – and later, the town itself – refused to acknowledge it.

Athabasca town councillors didn’t see eye to eye when it came to approving its capital and operating budgets for 2012. Following an amendment, town council unanimously passed a $7.

Scores of kids search for treasures during Koch Ford Athabasca's 11th Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt last Saturday. The dealership was packed with children and parents for the annual event, where more than $4,000 in candy and prizes were given away.