Athabasca News

A major plan to expand the Athabasca Regional Multiplex with three outdoor soccer fields, complete with bleachers and connecting trails, was voted down by town council 5-2 during its meeting last Tuesday.

Work to renovate and underpin the Athabasca Train Station began in earnest last week, just one day after Athabasca town council approved funding for the project on November 2.

Athabasca town council last Tuesday proposed new water and sewer rates that are designed to reward those who conserve water.

Tim "The Thrashing Machine " Hague is returning to the UFC for his third stint in the mixed martial arts league, as he signed a four-fight deal with the UFC on Monday night. Hague will take on Matt Mitrione on Jan. 22, 2011 in UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 in the heavyweight bout. Check next week's Advocate for full story details.

Freshly-chopped fingers, anyone? Richard Betts (l) relishes his role as the sinister chef at the Athabasca Train Station haunted house last Saturday. Kids and families lined up to see a vile display of flesh, blood, ghosts, demons and even a mad scientist on Oct. 30.

Athabasca’s new mayor, Roger Morrill, and the rest of the council, including its two newest members, Richard and Tim Verhaeghe, were sworn in at the organizational meeting last Thursday evening.

The new Boyle village council took the oath of office last Wednesday evening with Don Radmanovich taking the reigns as mayor and Mike Antal nominated as his deputy.

The new Pleasant Valley Lodge seniors home is on track to open at the end of this month with the first residents moving in before Christmas, as construction officially ended Monday.

The Village of Boyle’s mayor and his deputy were voted off council last Monday, in a seismic political shift that reflects a desire for change. The Oct.

Staff at the Athabasca and Boyle hospitals got a chance to voice their concerns over equipment and staff shortages to Alberta Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky and Athabasca-Redwater MLA Jeff Johnson as they toured facilities across the region last Thur