The Athabasca Advocate is an award-winning community newspaper located in the Athabasca, Alberta. Our team of dedicated journalists provides extensive coverage of the stories that matter to the residents of Athabasca, focusing on topics such as local news and sports. The Advocate keeps the community informed by focusing on local events and providing thought-provoking editorials to our readers.
The Athabasca Advocate is owned by Great West Newspapers, LP, as part of a partnership of newspapers covering community news across Alberta. Through this partnership, we maintain a dedication to quality, locally sourced information to provide to our readers. In addition to our news services, we also offer local businesses fantastic advertising opportunities. We have been serving Athabasca, Boyle and surrounding communities as the main source of news and information in the area since 1982. Athabasca is well positioned between the business centres of metro Edmonton and the energy sector centres of Northern Alberta.