Athabasca News

The Athabasca Centennial Committee will be collecting a $32,200 grant from the Government of Canada to be used for the town’s 100th anniversary celebrations.

A caring group of young girls have lent a helping hand to their community. Two weeks ago, the 1st Boyle Girl Guides toured the new Boyle Community Food and Clothing Bank at the Gateway Community Church.

Rhianna Osachie (top) of the Edwin Parr Composite junior high cheer team is lifted up by teammate Amy Vershoor during their performance at the 2011 EPC Cheerfest on Saturday.

The leader of the party taking aim at Alberta’s ruling Progressive Conservatives had an action-packed day in Athabasca during her visit here on July 29.

Fire services in Wandering River have been suspended effective Feb. 15. “We had a critical shortage of volunteers,” said Athabasca County director of emergency services Ron Jackson. “We were down to two.

After a one-year hiatus, the Boyle Healthcare Centre Auxiliary has completed their eighth annual Tree of Hope campaign. “As always, the public has been very generous and supportive of our efforts,” said Lois Bourret of the auxiliary.

The woman who hand-delivered a notice entitled ‘Buyer Beware’ to hundreds of homes in Athabasca has filed a lawsuit seeking $1.1 million after purchasing what she claims is a structurally unsound home on Hees Court in July 2009.

Athabasca and area Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) came before Atahabasca County council with a three-year business plan that was received warmly by council members.

Downtown Athabasca is getting a new strip mall and maybe some new big names in chain outlets by this fall.

Athabasca-Redwater MLA Jeff Johnson will join Alberta Energy Minister Ron Liepert in Minnesota and Illinois from Feb. 6-9 to help promote Alberta’s energy sector.