Lac La Biche News

According to an official with Portage College, the post-secondary institution has seen record enrolments in trade programs this year.

The new $50 million Strategic Energy Management for Industry (SEMI) program, which was recently launched by Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) and is being funded by the provincial and federal governments, will help oil and gas, construction, and other Alberta industries to be profitable by reducing energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions, growing organizational skills and capacity building.

The annual event took place at the Bold Center on Sunday, Oct. 27.

In May, upon passing Bill 20, the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendments Act ,at the end of the spring sitting of the provincial legislature, the Alberta government prohibited the use of electronic tabulators in municipal elections.

The week of events included students and staff wearing their favourite shirts and hats to school, a volleyball tournament between grads and teachers, as well as a pep rally.

Lac La Biche Wow Pow volleyball tourney has been a smash for more than five decades

A man wanted by Lac La Biche RCMP, Peter Hamelin, has been taken into custody.

The annual Portage College fall open house took place at the Portage College Lac La Biche campus on Monday, Oct. 21.

Done and Dusted: Calcium chloride program has been well-covered this year, say officials

A man who is wanted by RCMP is believed to be in the Lac La Biche area, possibly driving a stolen truck.