Beyond Local

Jenna Dulewich RMO Outlook BANFF – It's not every day a man tries to fight a grizzly bear.

The Edmonton Antique Car Club will stop in Athabasca and Barrhead as it showing vehicles from days long past with its Oldies Tour 2018 July 25 to 28.

Reduced flows from the Athabasca River are contributing to environmental deterioration at Wood Buffalo National Park, according to a new comprehensive report from Parks Canada. The report was created by the firm Independent Environmental Consultants.

The clang of bats against baseballs rang throughout Boyle as 20 teams gathered to compete at the annual Fiesta Days Slo-Pitch Tournament July 13-15.

The search is on for two men suspected of stealing a cell phone from a vehicle and breaking into a business just outside of Boyle July 12.

Alberta Transportation is negotiating with a third-party to purchase Carillion Canada's highway maintenance contracts which encompass Athabasca, Lac La Biche, Westlock and Barrhead.

Alberta's Child and Youth Advocate is calling for the province and Alberta Health Services (AHS) to take steps to improve their handling of youth opioid abuse.

After four years of fundraising, the Greater Athabasca Community Foundation (GACF) broke ground on its Boyle spray park project June 21.

The Government of Alberta is planning to spend $2.75 million to provide Indigenous training to all public service employees over the next three years. The province announced the measure June 18.

Family and friends gathered to remember and celebrate the life of Boyle's Tim Hague with a community dance at the Boyle Community Centre June 16.