Lac La Biche News

While the number of contract nurses working in Alberta Health Services (AHS) owned hospitals in the Lakeland has decreased, the number of locum nurses and the length of time locums are being brought in for is increasing.

Leo Johnston, who was originally from the Lac La Biche area, along with RCMP constables Brock Myrol, Peter Schiemann, and Anthony Gordon, were killed in the line of duty on March 3, 2005 while executing a search warrant for stolen property and a marijuana-growing operation on a farm in the Mayerthorpe area.

The Lakers defeated the High Prairie Red Wings 3-2 on the road on March 11 to advance to the second round of the National Junior Hockey League (NJHL) playoffs.

The fifth annual Robbie Burns Dinner and Celebration took place on March at the Royal Canadian Legion, McGrane Branch #28 in Lac La Biche.

A family fun day took place at the Historical Chapelle Society of Plamondon on March 8.

On the morning of March 13, Lac La Biche County crews and residents were busy cleaning up snow that had fallen throughout the night before.

A shelter in place was issued by Lac La Biche RCMP shortly after 9 a.m. on March 13.

In addition to the events on Lac La Biche Lake, the 2025 Lac La Biche Ice Festival also included a kids carnival which was held at McArthur Place.

The team, which started last year as a pilot program with the Jr. A Bonnyville Pontiacs, finished the regular season in sixth place in the 11-team AAA division.

For the past six years, the Lac La Biche Trappers Local 1120 has been putting on the trapper's display as part of the events for the Winter Festival of Speed, recently renamed the Lac La Biche Ice Festival.