Lac La Biche News

The people of Plamondon want to walk, but they need the paths and sidewalks to do it. That was the message presented to council last Tuesday by Plamondon representative Tracy Lord and Alberta Health Services worker Shana Gauthier.

Northern Lights School Division No.69 wants to be proactive in avoiding any possible school bus driver shortages, said a local school trustee. At a meeting on Sept.

New rules will let the Lac La Biche County tax industrial companies at a different rate than local commercial businesses.

The fact that the Big Dock is in need of a Big Upgrade is nothing new. The deck is pocked with holes, the foundation is crumbling, and its design creates a bay full of stagnant algae.

Former councillor Greg Bochkarev will receive a cheque for half of his legal costs from his court case with Lac La Biche County – providing he signs a final release saying he can’t request any further reimbursement.

Over 400 students were recognized at an awards ceremony at J.A. Williams High School on Sept. 29. "Not enough," said school principal Terry Moghrabi of the number, explaining that he is happy, but the goal is for all 520 students to receive an award.

Oktoberfest will be having their 5th annual event on Oct.15 at the Owl River Recreation Centre. “This year I hired someone to research and decorate it like the real Oktoberfestival in Germany,” said event organizer Judy Thomson.

Dr. Swift Middle School has stepped up to help the Malofe and Castor family who lost their home in a fire two weeks ago.

A smiling young woman lifted a squirming male Dungeness crab out of a plastic bucket to gasps and giggles from the collected audience.

Lac La Biche County Council officially en­dorsed the Govern­ment of Alberta’s Memoran­dum of Understanding on Thursday, signing over the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range to the provincial government in exchange for 16 townships north of the AWR and top-up