Lac La Biche News

Two hours and 45 minutes after the polls closed and with only 56 votes separating them, mayoral candidate Gail Broadbent-Ludwig says she new it was going to be a close race between her and incumbent candidate Aurel Langevin.

As the numbers are coming in, Ward 7 councillor John Nowak is likely to have a seat on council with more than twice the votes of his second-closest opponent.

Preliminary results for the 2013 Lac La Biche County election show that Ward 5 incumbent MJ Siebold is winning the race with 229 votes to opponent Seham (Sam) Fyith's 99.

Northern Lights School Division is just about to announce that Debra Lozinski has defeated Roxanne Suhan for the Ward 5 school division seat. The unofficial tally gave Lozinski, a former municipal political veteran 306 votes with Suhan taking 237.

Check out the Lac La Biche County and NLSD candidate profiles in this week's POST and check out the candidates at the POST and Chamber-sponsored candidate forum on Thursday night

For Mayor- Gail Ludwig-Broadbent, Aurel Langevin (incumbent), Karen Young WARD 1 (RICH LAKE AREA) WARD 2 Wanda Austin, Alvin Kumpula (incumbent) WARD 2 (PLAMONDON SOUTH) * ACCLAIMED ROBERT RICHARD (incumbent) WARD 3 (PLAMONDON NORTH) Reuel Thomas, Ri

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Portage College is looking for a new Chair for the school's Board of Governors. The position must be approved by the minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education.

Lac La Biche residents are invited to a public consultation regarding a new subdivision that will be built off the Mission Road and offer over-sized residential lots.