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Green up hoped to reduce fast start to fire season in area forests

Green up hoped to reduce fast start to fire season in area forests

This season there has been close to 60 wildfires already. That’s almost as many wildfires the area had in total last summer.
Music Festival Final Nights

Music Festival Final Nights

45 years of Music Festival in Lac La Biche ... and still going strong. Organizers hope future shows bring new helpers to long-standing music and talent showcase.
Plamondon homes and schools evacuated after gas leak detected

Plamondon homes and schools evacuated after gas leak detected

Northern Lights Public Schools officials are saying that students and staff are returning to classes after a gas leak forced more than 300 students, staff and residents of the hamlet of Plamondon to seek shelter at an evacuation centre this morning.
Man wanted in connection with Southgate Mall beating death found in Lac La Biche

Man wanted in connection with Southgate Mall beating death found in Lac La Biche

A 23-yer old man with ties to Nanaimo BC who was wanted in connection to the recent death of a 61-year-old man in Edmonton was found by police in Lac La Biche on Sunday.
Disease that attacks canola and infects soil could spread through area farms

Disease that attacks canola and infects soil could spread through area farms

A new disease that can destroy canola crops ... and infect the soil for decades has arrived in Lac La Biche County
Petro Canada theft at lunchtime

Petro Canada theft at lunchtime

Lac La Biche RCMP are searching for suspects after a man stole products from a local gas station at lunchtime on Wedneday.
New rides coming to Pow Wow Days 2018

New rides coming to Pow Wow Days 2018

The members of the Lac La Biche Pow Wow Days Association have already decided that this year's event will go sooner - scheduling the weekend event to begin on July 13 instead of the historic August long weekend date - and now they want to know if the
Indigenous artists Joseph Sanchez and Alex Janvier attend Lac La Biche museum opening

Indigenous artists Joseph Sanchez and Alex Janvier attend Lac La Biche museum opening

How Joseph Sanchez creates his artwork is difficult to explain - but to listen to the world-renowned Indigenous artist offer examples of his thoughts, his feelings and his acute grasp of life's hidden energy, his inspirations are clear.
Hair Massacure comes to Plamondon

Hair Massacure comes to Plamondon

On March 23, thousands of Albertans will have their heads shaved at West Edmonton Mall as part of the Hair Massacure, an annual fundraiser that has brought in millions of dollars for the Alberta Cancer Foundation and the Children’s Wish Foundation of
County's 2018 budget approved

County's 2018 budget approved

Although residents will have to wait until after the provincial budget releases to learn whether or not their property taxes are affected, Lac La Biche County is anticipating a $2.5 million operating/capital surplus in the 2018 financial year.
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