Athabasca News

Folks of all ages had plenty to see and do during last weekend's centennial celebrations. If you were at the riverfront at the right time, you could even see canoeists arrive, just like in the old days.

58 kids took part in the Kids Of Steel event at the 2011 Billy Loutit Despatch Triathlon last weekend. Danton Davis crosses the finish line.

Things are looking up for Barbara Bell after she received a letter from the Safety Codes Council on July 15, which stated the retaining wall built behind her Hees Estates property was actually a decorative wall.

For Boyle RCMP’s Corporal Doug Fossen, getting the chance to meet the royal couple was a good reward for a job well done.

The group trying to get a long-term care facility in Boyle got a boost after Boyle council members unanimously voted to provide $4,000 in funding to their efforts.

The majority of residents who attended Barbara Bell’s meeting at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex last Wednesday agreed a quick solution is needed to the issues she is facing surrounding her Hees Estates property.

Blood really is in you to give, and one local woman is encouraging everyone to give theirs before the summer is out.

Lawyer Keith Wilson spoke at the Athabasca Multiplex last Tuesday about what he calls “the fiasco” of property rights bills introduced by Ed Stelmach’s PC government in recent years.

The owner of the venue that hosts the annual “It Shouldn’t Hurt to be a Child” Trail Ride has been charged with voyeurism, which the RCMP allege may have been ongoing for a number of years James Richard Hardy, 71, was charged last Thursday with one c

Once again the Athabasca River is under a high stream flow advisory. Carrie Sancartier from Alberta Environment said the river is expected to rise, but doesn’t know how much.