Lac La Biche News

It might have been dark and gloomy outside with the rain but it was cheery inside the Bold Center during the ribbon cutting ceremony last Wednesday morning that saw the main hallway of the multiplex filled with people.

Edmonton House Brigade member Bill Stewart fires a replica of a muzzle loading, powder fired rifle at the Lac La Biche Mission Historical Site during a three-day camping trip and historical re-enactment.

Bold Center promoters, local and provincial politicians and major sponsors of the Bold Center took center stage in the cavernous main hallway of the 200,000 square foot multi-purpose complex on Wednesday to 'officially' cut the ribbon on the new building during a year of opening ceremonies which began in February.

Lac La Biche Post staff have made arrangements for the paper to still be available for our subscribers.

After a lengthy in-camera session on Thursday, Lac La Biche County councillors are remaining tight-lipped about the contents of the 65-page final report presented to them earlier in the week by the consulting firm of Russell Farmer and Associates.

With the forest fire season in full swing, Lac La Biche Sustainable Resource Development staff members say most residents have been left confused about where to get fire permits and when they can and can’t burn.

Conseil scolaire Centre-Est, the school division that Ecole Beausejour is a part of, is looking into starting a francophone elementary school in Lac La Biche.

The Northern Lights School Division board of trustees and administration will be discussing the first steps in planning for the newly-approved Lac La Biche high school at their board meeting this Wednesday, prior to meeting with Alberta Infrastructur

For local students, last Thursday’s Lakeland Sports Alberta Association track and field districts event was more than a competition, it was thrill.