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County council considers going plastic bag free

County council considers going plastic bag free

In a meeting last Tuesday, county council expressed an interest in following Fort McMurray’s ban on single-use plastic bags, which are commonly used in grocery stores.
Highlights of the Organizational Review of Lac La Biche County

Highlights of the Organizational Review of Lac La Biche County

The report's authors identify that just 0.
Place Bouvier turns 25 as namesake's widow marks 35 years without her doctor

Place Bouvier turns 25 as namesake's widow marks 35 years without her doctor

For the last 25 years, the strong brick walls of the Place Bouvier seniors’ apartment building have not only stood as a testament to the independence of the people who have called it home, but also as a memorial to the building’s namesake, a man who
Fun in the Sun cheap no more

Fun in the Sun cheap no more

A popular local weekly summer camp will see a hefty price increase from $10 per child per week to $75. In previous summers, the eight-week Fun in the Sun program for kids aged six to 12 was $80 per child for the entire summer.
Plamondon Scout Sweden bound

Plamondon Scout Sweden bound

After countless hours of hard work and mountains of bottles to sort, Jonathan Schaub from Plamondon will be going to the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Sweden with 38,000 other scouts from around the world.
Highlights of the Organizational Review of Lac La Biche County

Highlights of the Organizational Review of Lac La Biche County

There were more than 130 pages of background and recommendations in the Russell Farmer and Associates review of Lac La Biche County operations.
Effective experiential learning program gets funding cut

Effective experiential learning program gets funding cut

Eighth graders from Dr. Swift Middle School took their classroom out into the wilderness last Wednesday in the last trip of a fully-funded Real 8 program.
Two local students talk Bold Center school

Two local students talk Bold Center school

Local students Nicole Funk and Kelly Anderson joined more than 15 other students to speak their minds on what the 35 new schools– including the Bold Center high school – being built across the province by the government should look like.
Closure of Edmonton City Centre airport to hurt rural health care

Closure of Edmonton City Centre airport to hurt rural health care

An advocacy group aimed at stopping the closure of the Edmonton City Centre Airport (ECCA) launched its Get Out the Facts campaign at the Lac La Biche and District Chamber of Commerce meeting last Thursday.
Two local schools receive a failing grade for education

Two local schools receive a failing grade for education

Two of Lac La Biche’s schools, J.A.
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