Lac La Biche News

When the Venturer Scouts from Lac La Biche set off on their three-week trip through Europe, to see the sights and visit WWI and WWII war memorials and famous battlegrounds, little did they know they would reunite a long-lost war hero and his elderly

In the wake of ongoing patient issues with the newly parked dialysis bus, Lac La Biche MLA Shayne Saskiw has come out in support of establishing a renal care centre now, instead of in the distant future.

Portage College is launching a new program this fall, and, with so many opportunities in Alberta's oil sands, educators at Portage say the Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) Oper ator program will offer the skills to serve a specific niche in wha

Lac La Biche POST reporters Andrew Whitson and Kevin Penny will have the opportunity and the privilege to drive a special Ford Bronco through the mud pits in Plamondon over the August 17 weekend — but the two writers might have to dress up a little.

It started and ended with a bang. Fighter jets from 4 Wing Cold Lake got the 50th Pow Wow Days started Friday morning with a screaming flyover down Main Street before the parade.

There was some wholesome and family-friendly entertainment filling the Bold Center last Saturday as country music star Charlie Major rocked the house to celebrate 50 years of Pow Wow Days.

Every year at the Senior’s Fish Fry at McArthur Place, Lac La Biche’s Citizen of the Year is named.

CN Rail is remaining tight-lipped over potential increases in train traffic in Lac La Biche County due to the company’s plans to ship vast quantities of oil sands crude by rail.

Anticipating growth in the area, Lac La Biche County Council says expanding the airport to accommodate larger planes and more passengers is one of the top priorities for the municipality.

The history of the Lac La Biche Mission shows a particular fascination with the printed word, and with the process of digitalization, the Mis­sion can open up these historical vaults to the public.