Lac La Biche News

With the forest fire season in full swing, Lac La Biche Sustainable Resource Development staff members say most residents have been left confused about where to get fire permits and when they can and can’t burn.

Conseil scolaire Centre-Est, the school division that Ecole Beausejour is a part of, is looking into starting a francophone elementary school in Lac La Biche.

The Northern Lights School Division board of trustees and administration will be discussing the first steps in planning for the newly-approved Lac La Biche high school at their board meeting this Wednesday, prior to meeting with Alberta Infrastructur

For local students, last Thursday’s Lakeland Sports Alberta Association track and field districts event was more than a competition, it was thrill.

Side by side, shoulder-to-shoulder, their helping hands are quickly covered in dust and dirt.

Lac La Biche firefighters weren’t putting out fires with their water pumper truck last Wednesday, but they used it for another cause as they cleaned off cars during a fundraising car wash and barbecue in the parking lot of Centennial Arena.

The county council will be drafting up a bylaw that will allow Lac La Biche county to proceed with the creation of an economics development services board.

Last week’s announcement by the government saw the approval of the Bold Center high school project, one that was a long-time coming for some.