Athabasca Advocate

Ahead By A Century

The Athabasca United Church celebrated its 100th year last weekend with three days of fun activities. On Saturday, sod was turned for a new centennial garden. Christine Theil (left) from the Athabasca Garden Club helps with the turning of the sod. Bessie Speers is the oldest member of the Church, and she was more than willing to help with the ceremony; student minister Monica Rosborough looks on.

May 21, 2013 06:00 am | Bromley Chamberlain/aa

News

Highway 55 detour to impact traffic

All traffic traveling on Highway 55 through Athabasca will be detoured on to 42 Street, while an Alberta Transportation...

May 21, 2013 06:00 am | Bromley Chamberlain

Aspen View passes deficit budget for 2013-2014

Aspen View Public School Division passed a deficit budget last Thursday, but superintendent Brain LeMessurier said the board...

May 21, 2013 06:00 am | Bromley Chamberlain

Sports

Alex Speers to play basketball at Lakeland College

A career in college basketball has Alex Speers excited about the future.

May 21, 2013 06:00 am | Jason Chamberlain

Volleyball duo have bright future

A pair of Edwin Parr Composite�s volleyball standouts is ready to take the sport to a new level.

May 21, 2013 06:00 am | Jason Chamberlain

Canadian Press

Canadian father of 'hatchet hitchhiker' stands by son in NJ homicide case

NEWARK, N.J. - He was a gregarious, spontaneous child, his father said, a handful at times who loved music and playing the guitar.

May 22, 2013 09:45 pm | Katie Zezima, The Associated Press

Tory-dominated committee deleted tough parts of Duffy report: document

OTTAWA - The Tory-dominated, closed-door Senate committee studying Mike Duffy's improper housing expenses deleted a specific reference to his failure to co-operate with auditors before releasing its report to the public.

May 22, 2013 09:30 pm | Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press

Winterhawks down Blades to clinch semifinal berth at MasterCard Memorial Cup

SASKATOON - The Portland Winterhawks scored three times in the third period Wednesday to defeat the Saskatoon Blades 4-2 in the final round-robin game at the MasterCard Memorial Cup.

May 22, 2013 11:15 pm | Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press