Lac La Biche News

For some, it’ s a landmark. For others, it’ s an eyesore. For Lac La Biche County councillors, it’ s a topic of discussion. Demolishing Lac La Biche’ s unused water tower is one of the items for consideration in 2015 budget deliberations.

If Lac La Biche County were to be hit by a tornado, do you have a plan? How prepared are you in case a train derails in town, or if a wildfire threatens the community? Those topics and more were top of mind last Tuesday at the Chamber of Commerce’ s

A Lac La Biche woman is in serious condition after what police allege was an assault taking place at a Portage College student residence this morning.

Even if it doesn’ t get any worse, it may be some time before it gets better, so local and regional businesses are playing the waiting game to see how the oil price situation pans out.

There were two serious collisions on Highway 881 today, involving a total of 13 vehicles, blocking and restricting traffic for hours afterward. Some injuries reported, and police say one driver was lucky to be alive after the second crash took place.

J. A. Williams High School has a new cosmetology program that will give students hours toward a professional certification. The course, which starts with it first cohort of students on Jan.

Answering the skill testing questions with lots more room

Letter sent by the mayor in December has caught provincial officials' attention

The Lac La Biche Aboriginal Head Start program is starting a new book club to encourage childhood literacy — and they hope focusing on aboriginal authors will drive interest in the program.

The ice on Lac La Biche Lake is still several inches too thin for county officials to go ahead with plans to clear an ice road from the Lac La Biche Mission to Poplar Point.