Lac La Biche News

There are hand signals for everything in rappel firefighting. There’ s even one that means, “I’ m stuck in a tree.” That’ s a very real possibility when you’ re rappelling down a line out of a helicopter to tackle a wildfire.

A local politician says communication with the public could be better after some statements he made during a public meeting turned out to be inaccurate.

A handful of words, etched on a wall half a world away, has inspired thousands more from a former Lac La Biche resident who’ s now an author in Edmonton. Those words were “Now that I have seen, I am responsible.

Portage College officials are hoping to show their new and returning students some good old-fashioned Northern Alberta hospitality at CanoeFest, a free community concert that will double as the college's orientation event on Wednesday evening.

Behind The Fire is a series of articles on provincial wildland firefighting in the Lac La Biche area.

Behind The Fire is a series of articles on provincial wildland firefighting in the Lac La Biche area.

Behind The Fire is a series of articles on provincial wildland firefighting in the Lac La Biche area.

If you don’ t ask, you’ ll never know. In that mindset, Community Futures Lac La Biche has been asking residents and visitors what they like about the Lac La Biche region-and what could be better.

One person has died and two more have been seriously injured after a collision this morning on Highway 881 north of Lac La Biche, according to RCMP Sgt. Henry Van Dorland.

Although she thought there’ d be a little less “Wow” in this year’ s Pow Wow Days due to some major changes, festival organizer Helen Abougoush says that turned out not to be the case. “It went better than I expected. It really did,” Abougoush said.