Lac La Biche News

New board members come back as old Pow Wow Days executive resign. This year's event will see some changes.

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Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries has eliminated 35 positions from its payroll as part of a review to find operational efficiencies.

The results of Lac La Biche County’ s 2015 Citizen Satisfaction Survey are in, prompting a local councillor to once again stress how little control the county has over development choices.

A commentary created by Alberta Wildrose MLAs including Lac La Biche representative Dave Hanson

A survey of area residents highlights several areas where respondents say life in Lac La Biche County is good.

Local RCMP officers are in the midst of what Cst. Emma Leslie calls "a significant fraud investigation." The police want the banks and businesses in the Lac La Biche community to be aware that fraudulent cheques are bouncing around in the area.

Those in the know about local tourism say there are over 100 lakes in the Lac La Biche area-and Lac La Biche County’ s politicians have almost as many ideas when it comes to updating visitor information services.

A clause in Lac La Biche County's redrafted code of conduct for local politicians has prompted some head scratching. The clause gives direction to the elected representatives on how to provide information to the public and members of the media. "When participating in public forums, interviews, or communicating information of Council's actions to the public and media, Councillors shall endeavor to communicate accurate and unbiased information,” the document reads.