Lac La Biche News

One of the hottest social events in Lac La Biche happened on Nov. 21: the annual Portage College Board of Governors' Gala. The invite-only event is intended to honour community members who have contributed to or done important work with the college over the past year, and the event's menu shows off the skills of the Portage culinary arts program.

Drivers need to remember that road condition warnings and other advisories are issued for a reason—and should be taken seriously by motorists. In a three-day period late last week, there were three fatal vehicle collisions on Highways 881 and 36 after freezing rain and snow made for treacherous road conditions. Throughout Alberta, there were several more fatal accidents, including one collision in the Leduc area that killed three people.

A local man sprung into action at the scene of a hellish crash on Highway 881 last Saturday morning, helping to pull two victims to safety. Alvin Brockman ran from vehicle to vehicle checking on occupants and doing what he could to comfort those involved in the multi-vehicle wreck that killed one woman.

Wildrose MLA Shayne Saskiw has questioned Health Minister Stephen Mandel about Lac La Biche's dialysis bus.

Three people are dead after heavy winter weather caused numerous collisions on highways across the Lac La Biche region. Over a three-day period starting Nov. 20, three separate accidents resulted in fatalities on Highways 881 and 36.

Come on in Nov. 21 for coffee and snacks, door prizes, and of course, great deals on furniture, appliances, toys, electronics and much, much more.

With no official plans for structural improvement, the future of Highway 881 running from Lac La Biche to Fort McMurray is still up in the air. The highway is still on the provincial government’ s radar though.

School board press release announces new Northern Lights School Division Superintendent

Thieves steal radioactive device from oilfield truck. Lac La Biche and Fort McMurray RCMP are searching for someone who has stolen something that could be more trouble than it's worth. Police say a radioactive device was stolen sometime over the last three days from a pickup truck parked at an area oilfield site.

An arsonist's early morning crime forced the temporary closure of some businesses within the Squirrely's block Monday morning, as the deliberately set fire scorched main power lines on the outside of the building.