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Fighting fire in style

Fighting fire in style

Gabriel Verhaeghe sits behind the wheel of a fire truck during the Athabasca Fire Department's centennial open house event last weekend.
Slave Lake residents free to return home

Slave Lake residents free to return home

Displaced residents from Slave Lake are now able to return home and pick up the pieces they were forced to leave behind.
Boyle clean-up day a success

Boyle clean-up day a success

A clean village is a happy village. Thanks to the collaborative effort of local volunteers, council members and organizer Marilyn Meichel, Boyle’s clean-up day was a rousing and fruitful success.
Volunteers needed to move donations

Volunteers needed to move donations

A call for volunteers has been issued by government officials to help move the vast amount of donations that have flooded into the Athabasca Regional Multiplex during the Slave Lake wildfire tragedy.
A premier visit

A premier visit

Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach speaks to Slave Lake evacuees while visiting the temporary shelter at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex last week.
Politicians visit Multiplex

Politicians visit Multiplex

The Athabasca Multiplex has been a buzz of activity since the Slave Lake evacuation, and two notable politicians saw that for themselves last weekend.
Brian Jean and Jeff Johnson becoming familiar faces at Multiplex

Brian Jean and Jeff Johnson becoming familiar faces at Multiplex

Fort McMurray-Athabasca MP Brian Jean visited the Regional Multiplex Saturday afternoon. During his travels throughout the region he has heard some positive feedback from those affected by the wildfires in and around Slave Lake.
Donations for fire victims mounting

Donations for fire victims mounting

The generosity of the Athabasca community has turned up around every street corner during the past few days.
Ellscott fire "being held "

Ellscott fire "being held "

Last Sunday afternoon, fire broke out in the backcountry by Ellscott, a hamlet near the Village of Boyle. The fire raged uncontrolled overnight Sunday and all day Monday.
Regional collaboration talks laid to rest

Regional collaboration talks laid to rest

Talk of municipal amalgamation turned to silence last Tuesday, as Athabasca town council declined to make a motion to formally explore the idea.
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