Category: Family and Community Support Services

Athabasca, Alberta – Athabasca County is assisting in efforts to support those displaced by wildfires. On Thursday, May 30th Director of Emergency Services Ron Jackson and FCSS Athabasca Manager Deb Wood travelled to Calling Lake to visit with MD of Opportunity officials operating a reception centre for evacuees. After the visit, and responding to a…

The 2019 Athabasca Senior’s Symposium takes place on Thursday, June 6th from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at the Athabasca Seniors’ Centre. The fee to attend is $12 including lunch, prizes and all the other activities planned for the day. Please pre-register by Monday, June 3rd to help us plan enough food for the day….

The Athabasca County Administration Office, Public Works and Family & Community Support Services will be closed on Friday, March 1, 2019 to allow our staff to undertake professional development training. If you have a municipal service emergency that requires our help please call 780-689-9000.

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.

About the Report The Athabasca County Homelessness Estimation Project was part of the Alberta Rural Homelessness Estimation Project in the fall of 2018. The study was coordinated by the Family and Community Support Services Association of Alberta (FCSSAA), administered by the Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN), and funded in part by the Government of Canada’s…

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. The segment airs every second Wednesday around 9:25 am. If you missed hearing it over the radio, you can listen to it here by clicking on the play…