In a bizarre turn of events, Athabasca town council’s regular meeting Tuesday night was abruptly cancelled when three motions to approve the agenda were defeated on tied votes.
A wildfire with an estimated burn zone of 1,000 hectares raged 17 km northwest of Grassland, near the Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries mill, on Sunday and Monday, destroying a summer home and requiring the evacuation of 15 others.
When Shane Czwil was diagnosed with Meningitis of the cerebral area almost three years ago, he lost the ability to speak, walk, and function independently.
Jeff Johnson, the recently re-elected Progressive Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater, has been named the new Minister of Education in Premier Alison Redford’s new cabinet.
In the early afternoon hours on May 13, a wildfire started burning just northeast of Grassland towards Alberta Pacific Forest Industries (Al-Pac). The fire is located approximately 17 kilometres northwest from the mill site.
Aspen View School Division is above the provincial staffing standard after passing their 2012-2013 school year operating budget, which will run a deficit.
What the RCMP called a “horrific” motor vehicle collision on Highway 63 last Friday has claimed seven lives and left two injured survivors, one of them a three-year-old boy.
Members of the Boyle RCMP and Wood Buffalo RCMP detachments, along with other emergency crews, are on the scene of what they’re calling a “horrific motor vehicle collision” between two pick-up trucks on Highway 63 at kilometre marker 88.
Supper from 5-7 pm. Perogies, ham, salad & dessert. Adults - $10.00, Children 6 -12 yrs - $6.00, under 6 free. Fundraiser for the New Senior's Centre. Everyone welcome.
