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County joins letter campaign to halt legislation for big business

County joins letter campaign to halt legislation for big business

Santa's not the only one getting letters from Canadians hoping to show how nice they are and how much they'd like a certain present in their stocking this year.
Area teen wins on global pageant stage

Area teen wins on global pageant stage

Shania Desjarlais has been named Miss Young of the World 2018-19 at the Miss Teen City World Queen competition held on November 24 in the Dominican Republic.
Food bank gets local hockey help

Food bank gets local hockey help

The young Lac La Biche Peewee A Clippers were in high Christmas spirit for their Food Bank Drive on December 5. Each player contributed different non-perishable food items to the Lac La Biche Canadian Native Friendship Centre’s Waskaysoo Food Bank.
Councillors approve 14 per cent pay hike to offset loss of tax-free pay perk

Councillors approve 14 per cent pay hike to offset loss of tax-free pay perk

Lac La Biche County councillors have given themselves a 14 per cent pay raise after losing the long-standing ability to protect one-third of their municipal paycheques from the tax man.
Great Kid Awards extend nomination date

Great Kid Awards extend nomination date

Jadah Sparklingeyes is a great example of the character, determination and triumphant spirit of Alberta’s youngsters, says Minister of Children’s Services Danielle Larivee.
Dads and daughters dance ballet

Dads and daughters dance ballet

Ballet. Pink tutus and stockings, right? Wrong, says a visiting dance instructor who spent a recent week in Lac La Biche teaching a daddy and daughter ballet session offered by Lac La Biche's Northern Beat Dance Academy.
Lac La Biche County observes first mini WE Day

Lac La Biche County observes first mini WE Day

A day that inspires and influences youth across North America, "WE Day", found its way to Lac La Biche County, when the event was celebrated at the Aurora Middle School last Tuesday.
Lac La Biche man charged after long-range pursuit

Lac La Biche man charged after long-range pursuit

RCMP have laid several charges against a Lac La Biche man two days after they laid down a spike belt to halt a pursuit that lasted about 300 kilometres. Police are saying a local 25 year old man is facing 11 charges after police in St.
Who's going home with a Festival tree?

Who's going home with a Festival tree?

Festival of trees organizers spent the late afternoon selecting winners from the 30,000 entries they had for this year's Festival of Trees raffle.
Caught in the ceiling

Caught in the ceiling

While staff and students were forced to hide in offices and classrooms during a three-hour lockdown and an RCMP helicopter circled overhead, a wanted man hid in the ceiling of a Portage College classroom as another suspect in the same incident was tr
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