Lac La Biche News

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.

Local businesses are struggling because of a clear labour shortage. Lac La Biche County councillors have passed that message on to Member of Parliament David Yurdiga, who says he’ ll take their concerns to Ottawa.

Two St Albert RCMP officers are in hospital and one is in “grave” condition after a lone gunman at the Apex Casino shot them early this morning. Ths supect has since been located by RCMP after a morning long manhunt.

Municipal councillors have returned to the money table after a holiday hiatus, making some progress on a new budget for the New Year.