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Arthur Henry Sovereign MA DD FRGS (1881 – 16 May 1966) was an Anglican priest in the mid-20th century. He was born in Woodstock, Ontario in 1881 and educated at the University of Toronto. Ordained in 1906, his first post was as a Curate at Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver after which he was Rector of St Mark's, Vancouver. He was Professor of Divinity at the Anglican Theological College, Vancouver from 1930 until his appointment to the episcopate as Bishop of Yukon in 1932, but only held the post for ten months. From 1933 until 1950 he was Bishop of Athabasca.

Renaissance Energy Ltd was incorporated on January 28, 1982, amalgamated with Pinnacle Resources Ltd. (incorporated January 17, 1986) in 1998 and merged with Husky Energy Inc. in June 21, 2000. Husky Refining Company was created in 1938.

Athabasca County Fringe Festival was imagined by two local Athabascans while they walked around the Edmonton Fringe Festival in 1998. Producers Christina Grant and Doug Dunn organized volunteers and presented the first Athabasca County Fringe Festival “Do North of the Fringe,” on July 23 – 25, 1999. There were ten acts at either the Nancy Appleby Theatre or the Athabasca United Church. The festival was organized by a 12-member board and included performances geared for children and adults.

A local group organized to build a stage on the town common of Athabasca, Alberta.

Margaret K. Baker (Peggy) is a resident of the Town of Athabasca, Alberta.

Speculating on the growth of Athabasca Landing because the Northern Alberta Railway would put a line from Edmonton to Athabasca Landing in 1912, the Edmonton Land Company Limited speculatively developed "Central Park," a subdivision of the Landing outside the Hudson Bay Co. Lands in the location of present day Pioneer Estates.