Lac La Biche News

Shania Desjarlais wants to represent her community at the Miss Teen World City Queen Pageant in the Dominican Republic in November. She's already the Miss Teen Northern Alberta in the Miss Canada Globe Productions' pageant circuit.

“Don’t you ever forget your language, because without it you are nothing.” There was little prospect of Chantel Quintal forgetting.

For the last 13 years, the Rotary Club has hosted a fall wine-tasting gala; this year’s lucky 14 event will see a Scotch tasting added to the October 13 event at the Lakeland Agricom.

Last week, after it was announced that the local Terry Fox Run was on hold until a new organizer could be found, an elementary school teacher at Vera M. Welsh, Tina Skakun, stepped-up.

Following the recent passing of Cory Cardinal, the Kikino Metis Settlement has set the date for a byelection to replace his seat at the Metis Settlement's council table.

A construction project has been dubbed a “fiasco” after Councillors learned of cost overruns totalling hundreds of thousands of dollars. The project involves constructing a storm water pond in Dumasfield, and road paving and utility services work.

It promises to be a day rich in memories, anecdotes and powerful emotions. When Portage College alumni reunite in the gym on Friday, September 14, they will bring a collective educational experience spanning more than five decades.

Lac La Biche RCMP say an eight-year-old child is dead after a canoe incident in rough water on Lac la Biche Lake on Saturday. RCMP say the youngster was in a canoe with a 13-year-old youth near Poplar Point when a sudden storm blew across the lake.

Lac La Biche RCMP are continuing their investigation into the theft of a dual-axle pickup truck last week that resulted in a pursuit drawing police from the Boyle area along with municipal peace officers, and tracked across more than 60 kilometres of

Exploring Lac La Biche’s rich history, reading to children at the library, sampling beer at a brewery, viewing the “beautiful” lake … There was a lot for Municipal Affairs Minister Shaye Anderson to take in during his first visit to the area last Mon