Athabasca News

A controlled burn of a brushpile fire at the Athabasca Compost Site provided a stark contrast to the wintry weather last Friday. Seen from the right angle, the fire almost appeared to have consumed the Athabasca River Bridge.

For the eighteenth year in a row volunteers from across Athabasca came together for an event that was for the birds. In the mild weather of last Tuesday morning (Dec.

The town of Athabasca now has a dedicated community development and tourism representative in Kathy Wright, after the County of Athabasca decided to pull out of the jointly funded Athabasca Country Tourism.

The Tarrabain family of Lac La Biche is preparing to open a full line Dodge Chrysler Jeep dealership in Athabasca in the New Year.

Members of the Edwin Parr Composite School's alumni team showed the school's senior boys basketball team a thing or two about basketball last Tuesday. On the way to a 101-77 victory, alumni team member Scott Ledieu (right) defends against EPC's Keagan Richardson.

Preliminary work is underway towards the eventual replacement of the Highway 813 bridge over the Athabasca River. Alberta Transportation has selected B.C.-based company Buckland & Taylor Ltd.

Both the Town of Athabasca and Village of Boyle councils have decided that any future talks about regional governance should be open to the public and media. On Nov.

A 2010 survey recently released by the provincial government shows that, on average, living in Athabasca is cheaper than 14 of the 34 municipalities that were part of the study.

Festive cheer filled the gymnasium at Landing Trail Intermediate School last week during performances of the "I Spy Christmas " concert. Jordynn Baert (Grade 7) is one of many exhausted elves that take a break during the show.

Their 18-week adventure to your table starts with conception. A short romance between a “Tom,” male turkey, and hen, produces an egg at the Lilydale hatchery in Edmonton.