The Town of Athabasca, formerly known as Athabasca Landing, is located on the beautiful banks of the Athabasca River. This iconic river is over 1,200km long and leads to the Arctic Ocean. It’s natural resource industries, tourism opportunities, and natural beauty make it an amazing home to almost 3,000 residents. Athabasca is also home to Athabasca University, a world leader in distance and online education, truly making it an important gateway to the emerging world of Internet communications, electronic information and services, e-commerce, online education, and smart communities. Athabasca is truly the modern gateway to the new North Country.

 

This beautiful town is well suited for every lifestyle, with rural living options, retirement housing, and adult living choices, as well as hiking, birding, canoeing, kayaking, skiing, golfing, ice fishing, music society, snow mobile riding, and more. Athabasca is well poised to meet every opportunity. The Town offers peaceful vistas, safe streets, and fresh air. There are pedestrian-friendly pathways and walking trails, including a wheelchair accessible Rotary Way at the riverfront, the Muskeg Creek ski and hiking trails, the new Trans-Canada trails south along the Tawatinaw River and north of the Athabasca River towards the Sawdy district.

 

Google’s #1 rated insurance brokerage in Alberta, Leibel Insurance, now has expert insurance brokers servicing Athabasca! Our brokers, based in all over Canada, are available to provide insurance advice over the phone or email! “Albertans insuring Albertans” is at the core of what we do, so rather than call in to a call centre that is likely overseas, consult your friendly neighborhood brokers and we will do the hard work for you, to ensure you receive best possible advice, coverage, and prices! We are truly excited and proud to now be a part of Athabasca’s rich culture and future, and look forward to helping you find the best possible coverage to protect yourself and your belongings, for the best possible price.