Athabasca, Barrhead, Westlock News

AVPS ready for Phase 1 of new curriculum roll out

Still waiting on resources for Phase 2

Dec 28, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

Tawatinaw Valley Ski Hill is open for the season

Extreme cold closed the hill Dec. 22-23, but it re-opened Dec. 26

Dec 27, 2022 4:00 PM Read more >

New flow-through rate allows county to adjust water rates quickly

Lower cost of water changes cost for Athabasca County residents

Dec 27, 2022 1:00 PM Read more >

Series of break-ins leads to three-year sentence

Three properties within County of Barrhead “ransacked” and numerous items, including firearms, stolen.

Dec 27, 2022 11:00 AM Read more >

New remuneration policy for mayor and council passes

Although their honorariums won’t rise in 2023, per diems for Town of Westlock politicians will jump and they may get a cost-of-living bump following passage of the budget

Dec 27, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

Town backs out of TED committee

Athabasca wants to see more equal representation on county dominated board

Dec 26, 2022 1:00 PM Read more >

Barrhead Agrena will be the site of ‘Winter Wonderland’

Family First Night event planned for evening of Saturday, Dec. 31

Dec 26, 2022 11:00 AM Read more >

Westlock County stands beside Athabasca County on AU convocation debate

Municipality authors letter of support following announcement that convocation will move to Edmonton in 2023

Dec 26, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

A question of liability for firefighters

Coun. Don Smith raises questions about liability when BRFS members are tasked to act as temporary ambulance drivers

Dec 25, 2022 3:00 PM Read more >

It came from outer space, and it made pretty colours

Athabasca University’s auroral research has been on the cutting edge of space physics for decades

Dec 25, 2022 12:00 PM Read more >