Athabasca News

A local program promoting early childhood literacy, which looked set to end because of a funding shortfall, will survive another year.

As Village of Boyle councillor Sam Assaf stood outside a burning house Dec. 12, no one yet knew he was a hero, with one exception: the family he rescued, who were safely by his side. Peering out his front window at 1 a.m.

Support amongst some members of Athabasca town council for the Alberta Energy Corridor (AEC) initiative appears to be waning ahead of a budgetary decision on the town’s participation in the partnership.

A project seven years in the making was finally realized yesterday when the first residents moved into the new Pleasant Valley Lodge.

Jordan Kamprath of the senior boys' Boyle Huskies goes up to shoot a two-pointer during their first tournament game against Lamont in the Boyle Huskies Invitational Basketball Tournament on Friday in Boyle. Lamont won 43-28.

The Boyle and Community Food & Clothing Bank has finally found a new home. “Today is the official opening of the Boyle Food Bank Association,” vice president Steve Wilcox proudly stated at their opening day last Tuesday.

A remote stretch of road, known as Alberta’s deadliest highway, is becoming an ever more serious and dangerous challenge for local fire emergency volunteers, following the announcement by Lac La Biche County that the Plamondon Fire Department is with

Fire permits are being withdrawn across the county after smoke hanging over the town of Athabasca prompted numerous complaints from the public. The smoke began drifting over the town and surrounding area four days ago.

As of Nov. 22, all restrictions have been lifted from Boyle’s water treatment plant and truck fill, which was put on close watch by Alberta Environment in 2007 due to its water-use limit being overstretched.

Cookie monsters, opposition members sleeping in shifts in the Alberta legislature, smear campaigns, resignations and accusations.