Athabasca News

If you haven’t had the opportunity to meet with your local officials, mark May 11 on your calendar.

The first annual Athabasca Wellness Fair and trade show was a big success. “It was a fabulous day,” said Nichole Collins, with Athabasca University.

Spring clean up is going to be a little easier for people in the Village of Boyle this year, thanks to the Boyle Community Betterment Project Committee.

Alberta Transportation has no plans to develop a truck bypass around the Town of Athabasca that would reduce heavy truck traffic through the downtown core.

The Conservative incumbents who represent the three federal ridings in the Town & Country region are headed back to Ottawa, but this time they are backed by the strength of a majority government.

Brian Jean will return to Ottawa for his fourth term in office, and his first time as part of a majority government, after winning the Fort McMurray-Athabasca riding with over 70 per cent of the vote.

Voters in the Fort McMurray-Athabasca constituency headed to the polls Monday to choose their next representative in Ottawa.

Jake Kretzel is surrounded by faceless narrators during a rehearsal of the play 'One Lane Bridge' last Wednesday at EPC. Drama students picked up six awards at the Zone 2E One-Act Drama Festival in Edmonton over the April 16-17 weekend.

The Perryvale Store was the scene of an armed robbery Monday, with the assailant making off with cash from the store clerk after wielding an ‘edged weapon’ and sporting a balaclava. Athabasca RCMP responded to the incident at approximately 10:45 a.m.

Athabasca town council has come out officially in support of a highway bypass.