Lac La Biche News

Lac La Biche County deputy mayor and CAO take part in unveiling of a twinned portion of Highway 63 near Wandering River.

Vera M. Welsh Ele­mentary School is in desperate need of a new playground. The current aging structure barely meets the minimum safety criteria, say representatives of a group trying to raise funds and awareness for a new structure.

The Friendly Kitchen is opening its doors once again, after a six-month hiatus.

“Five! Four! Three! Two! One!” The Grade 6 kids at Dr. Swift Middle School shouted excitedly as they counted down the seconds—with video cameras on the doors to make sure no one entered or exited, this was their chance to go down in history.

Local residents rely on paramedics to save lives, but on Friday during a sudden house fire in Heart Lake, local paramedic Richard Reed went above the regular call of duty, saving a very charred kitty from the smouldering home.

There will be plenty of wine, and plenty of cheese at the Rotary Club’s seventh annual wine tasting fundraiser on Oct. 20.

Lac La Biche County council is refusing to let the city of Edmonton clip their wings without putting in one last push to secure a more viable primary option for northern Medevac flights.

A recent E. Coli outbreak in Alberta caused grocery stores across the province, including Lac La Biche’s Extra Foods and Sobeys, to recall all of their ground beef products last week.

Portage College is an institute of higher learning that prides itself on providing innovative training solutions to real world demands, according to president and CEO Trent Keoug.

If a tree falling course were held in a Lac La Biche forest would anyone hear it? The answer is yes, and they’d hear from coast-to-coast.