Lac La Biche News

Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau was at the Lac La Biche Canadian Native Friendship Centre Friday night, presenting his view for Canada, Alberta and the federal riding that Lac La Biche falls into during the upcoming federal byelection.

Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau will make an appearance in Lac La Biche Friday with the party's candidate in the upcoming federal by-election.

Following the sudden resignation of Lac La Biche County's Mayor Aurel Langevin, Councillor John Nowak says he disagrees with Langevin's reasons for leaving, which include Council's strained relationship with senior administrators and not seeing eye-t

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In a letter to the county's interim CAO Shadia Amblie, Langevin criticized council for interfering in the County's day-to-day affairs, making decisions "in the absence of all council members" and not treating administration with dignity and respect.

May 5-9 is Hunger Awareness Week in Canada, and Lac La Biche's Waskaysoo Food Bank is looking for gift cards to help purchase perishable food items they can't keep in stock.

Homes in Lac La Biche will begin receiving census forms today as the Lakeland Catholic School District begins to determine whether the area qualifies for separate school expansion.

The race is on for Lakeland Catholic Schools. The Bonnyville-based separate school district is planning to start the process of expanding into Lac La Biche with a census that could start as early as this week, Lakeland officials announced at a public meeting in Lac La Biche April 16.

The contestants are set for the upcoming federal by-election after the Conservative Party voted Athabasca County councilor David Yurdiga as its candidate Saturday.

In the end, the approval of Lac La Biche County's 2014 budget was relatively swift.