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Cars and horse-drawn wagons in front of Athabasca Creameries and Power House. Athabasca Archives 05103a.

About Us

Athabasca Heritage Society (AHS) is an organization of people from the town and county, both newcomers and old-timers, who believe in recovering and celebrating the rich heritage of the Athabasca region, its natural history and people, its growth and settlement.

Athabasca Heritage Society's objectives are

To benefit the community by restoring, preserving, and maintaining heritage sites in the Town of Athabasca;
To educate the public about the history of the Town of Athabasca by:
- conducting public and school tours;
- researching and interpreting the history of Athabasca;
- producing and maintaining outdoor heritage signs and public displays; and
To undertake activities ancillary and incidental to the attainment of the above charitable purposes.
To promote public awareness of the cultural and historical heritage of the Athabasca region.
To promote awareness of the history of Athabasca Landing and its importance as a transportation centre.
To further understanding of the cultural history of the aboriginal peoples, settlers, and families who founded or settled in the Athabasca region.
To work towards making public the rich history of the region through visual, participatory, or other methods of promoting awareness and understanding.
To support the formation of a financial foundation with the long-term goal of raising funds to promote and support community heritage projects in the Athabasca region.

Executive

Chair: Margaret Anderson
Vice-Chair: Jonathan Ormson
Secretary: Mike MacLean
Treasurer: Paula Evans
Members At Large: Mark Fabbro, Carli McKinnon and Mike Gismondi

Committees

CNR Train Station: Mike Gismondi
Riverfront Heritage Site: Mike Gismondi
Heritage Signage: Mike Gismondi and Margaret Anderson
West Athabasca School: Mike MacLean
Membership: Paula Evans

Athabasca Heritage Society meets in the Athabasca Canadian Northern Railway train station at 7:00 PM on the third Wednesday of each month except July and August. All are welcome!

Become a Member!