Lac La Biche News

Husband and wife Rani McKhoul and Dareen Saliby are both glad they were able to celebrate Christmas this year in Lac La Biche - it’ s been a while since they were able to do it at all.

Things got interesting at last week’ s county council meeting when Mayor Omer Moghrabi turned over his chair to Councillor and Deputy Mayor Robert Richard in order to put a motion on the floor to adjust ward boundaries to reflect a seven-member counc

Lac La Biche, Athabasca and Fort McMurray RCMP are expected to release more details on an arrest this afternoon of suspects believed to have been involved in a crime spree stretching from Athabasca to Conklin.

After getting some harsh feedback from the public after voicing his feelings about what he sees as some complacent workers in the 200 employee workforce within the municipality, a Lac La Biche County councillor is standing by his words.

Lac La Biche County councillor John Nowak used a public meeting during budget discussions to say he would like to add a lot of money to the 2017 financial picture for severance pay for complacent workers.

Junior Citizens of the Year come forward! The organizers of the Dec. 2 and 3 Downtown Santa Claus parade and Light Up the Night event want to find a young person who makes our community the great place it is.

Turkeys weren’ t the only things being gobbled up last weekend, so were extra working hours for the crews working on the Churchill Drive construction project.

A 12-year old boy wasn’ t the intended target of an anti-abortion mailout that showed up in area mailboxes last week.

Following a recent meeting that drew more than 350 people, organizers want to see changes in fishing regulations for local lakes. A big change would be to open up the walleye catch limit.

Crews were busy Thursday morning digging up an area along 105 Street in Lac La Biche that seemed to some residents to be ready for re-paving.