Athabasca County Regional Library Board AGM

The Athabasca County Regional Library Board will be hosting their Annual General Meeting on Monday May 6th at 6:00PM in the Athabasca County Council Chambers (3602 – 48th Avenue, Athabasca). The meeting is open for all interested participants to attend.

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Athabasca County Fire Ban in Effect

FIRE BAN   In accordance with Athabasca County Fire Services Bylaw 015-2023 section 8, a Fire Control Order (Fire Ban) is now in effect for lands within Athabasca County located outside the Forest Protection Area. Due to increasing wildfire risk, and early fire activity in the region, a complete Fire Ban is now in effect…

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Meeting Notice – County Council

The Thursday, April 25th, 2024, Regular County Council meeting will be held in Council Chambers. Members of the public can watch a live stream of the meeting via our YouTube Channel. You can view the agenda by clicking below. VIEW AGENDA   MEETING DETAILS The meeting will begin shortly before 9:30 am, MDT, on Thursday,…

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Athabasca County Wildfire Update April 16 2024 – Under Control

At approximately 12:15 pm on Sunday April 14th, County fire crews were alerted to a wildfire near Canoe Lake in Athabasca County, which is about 4 miles east of the Hamlet of Colinton, and about 8 miles southeast of the Town of Athabasca. The fire grew in size to approximately 135.5ha with winds from the…

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Notice of Road Closure – TWP 722

Please note that Township Road 722 East of Range Road 173 will be temporarily closed as per Bylaw 009-2018 H (2) (i) to accommodate road upgrades.

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FortisAlberta Planned Power Outage Thursday April 18th

Please note that FortisAlberta will be conducting a planned power outage to accommodate emergency repairs in several locations North of the river on Thursday April 18th from 9:00am-12:00pm. A map of the planned outage locations can be found with the following FortisAlberta link: https://service.fortisalberta.com/Map/Planned

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Athabasca County Wildfire Update – April 14 2024

UPDATE April 16th 3:20pm: As of 10:00am on April 16th the fire has been declared under control. Mop-up crews consisting of County public works staff and volunteer firefighters will remain on scene putting out ground fires and hot spots.   Athabasca County Wildfire Update   At approximately 12:15 pm on Sunday April 14th, County fire…

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Grassland Truck Fill Closed for Maintenance April 22nd-26th

The Grassland water truck fill will be closed for maintenance from Monday, April 22 through to Friday, April 26. During this time residents should make other arrangements for water hauling and ensure their tanks are full prior to the maintenance starting. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate everyone’s patience while it…

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Meeting Notice – Committee of the Whole

The Tuesday, April 16, 2024, Committee of the Whole Meeting will be held in Council Chambers at 9:30 a.m. You can view the agenda by clicking below. VIEW AGENDA

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Fundraising Opportunity – Hamlet & Roadway Cleanup

Athabasca County provides community groups and/or individuals the opportunity to obtain funding by conducting the Hamlet & Roadway Cleanup for the municipality. This is an incentive program to enhance the appearance of our Hamlets and certain roadways and at the same time, help community members to raise money. The clean up areas and rates are…

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