Lac La Biche News

The provincial government is expecting to save $2 million by hiring one less air tanker group this year, but that doesn’ t mean any of the water-bomber bases in Alberta, like the one west of Lac La Biche, will be left high and dry.

Premier Jim Prentice today dropped the writ for the next provincial election to be held May 5. Candidates for the Lac La Biche–St. Paul–Two Hills constituency are ready to campaign.

A century ago, something arrived in Lac La Biche that would transform the community from a frontier outpost into an actual town-and that continues to breathe life into the settlement to this day.

Several Lac La Biche residents were treated to a rude awakening at about 2:30 last Wednesday morning, by what could be described as the world's most expensive, well-coordinated, deadly, and highly trained alarm clocks.

Crossing the floor? That'll be $100,000... The new leader of Alberta's Wildrose Party, Brian Jean, wants elected members of his party to have to pay a steep fee if they choose to join other parties before the end of their terms.

The ink is barely dry on Lac La Biche County’ s 2015 budget, but Mayor Omer Moghrabi says he’ s already hoping to have a financial plan for 2016 finished by Christmas.

It's a traditional aboriginal event, but it takes on its own spin here. Portage College in Lac La Biche recently held their 12th annual round dance to honour staff, students, and the wider community through an evening of dancing, singing and feasting on March 14.

Based on how deep the cuts are in the March 26 provincial budget, Portage College may not rehire for the recently-vacated positions leading the school’ s culinary arts and trades divisions.

BOYLE RCMP - Charges have been laid in a 2014 fatal collision on Highway 63. On October 28, 2014 at Mariana Lake, a northbound bus transporting tradespeople to a Fort McMurray area work site collided with a southbound passenger jeep.

The man selected to take the place of out-going Wildrose representative Shayne Saskiw had some reservations when the Wildrose Party first approached him to run in the upcoming provincial election. But after giving the possibility some more thought, St. Paul resident David Hanson, a political newcomer decided to throw his hat in the ring.