Author: Athabasca County

Effective January 7, 2019, Athabasca County has become a Roadata Services Municipal Partner. Permit applications must be done online using the TRAVIS Web System or through a designated TRAVIS Web agent. For municipal permits only, please contact Roadata Services: Heavy Haul & Provincial Permits   1-888-444-9288 Service Rig Permits   1-888-830-7623 All Other Permit Types   1-888-730-3745 www.roadata.com

Thistle Gall Flies are now available to order for 2019

It may seem harmless enough, but when you push snow across a road surface into the opposite ditch, or directly onto roads, you may be putting your friends and neighbours at risk. When the tires of a vehicle encounter the ridges left on the road from snow being pushed across it, or they hit piles…

Effective January 7, 2019, Athabasca County has become a Roadata Services Municipal Partner. Permit applications must be done online using the TRAVIS Web System or through a designated TRAVIS Web agent. For municipal permits only, please contact Roadata Services: Heavy Haul & Provincial Permits   1-888-444-9288 Service Rig Permits   1-888-830-7623 All Other Permit Types   1-888-730-3745 www.roadata.com

The Development Authority for Athabasca County has approved the following Development Application(s): Permit No. D18-168 Zoning: Agricultural Use Location: NE-16-65-24-W4 Type: Convert existing barn into a Class 2 kennel – 11-20 Dogs Permit No. D18-174 Zoning: Recreational Commercial Location: SW-24-71-17-W4 Type: 50 Unit Recreational Vehicle Park Permit No. D18-181 Zoning: Rural Use Location: SE-35-68-19-W4 Type:…

New Hours of Operation The hours of operation for the County Administration Building will be changing as of January 1, 2019. We will be open: Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm (including the lunch hour) Please remember this on your next planned trip to the County Office in 2019. Thank-you!

Athabasca County has a bi-weekly radio segment that airs on The BOOM 94.1 to help our residents, businesses and visitors stay up to date on County news. If you missed hearing it over the radio, you can listen to it here by clicking on the play button below. This week’s segment talks about the Tax…

A new Tourism and Economic Development (TED) Strategic Plan has been adopted by County Council following a recommendation by the TED Committee. The plan is the result of a strategic planning session held in Athabasca on August 28 to 30, 2018. Tourism Main Goals • Develop and implement a marketing and advertising strategy promoting regional…

The After-Hours Municipal Emergency Line 780-689-9000 will remain in operation throughout the holidays. If you have an emergency requiring police, fire or ambulance please dial 9-1-1.