Lac La Biche News

Lac La Biche-St Paul-Two Hills MLA and Wildrose Justice and Solicitor General critic Shayne Saskiw is taking a shot at the ruling PC government by challenging their so-called “soft stance” on protecting gun-owner’s rights.

Margaret Erasmus smiles as she holds up a pair of stunning hand-beaded boots—it took her 280 hours to hand-sew the thousands of tiny beads onto the white cotton.

Th From local grass fires near the train tracks to forest blazes that can reduce thousands of acres of trees into smoldering ruin, one little flame can change lives.

Two large wildfires classified as out of control by provincial authorities have burned more than 1,650 hectares of forest to the east and west of Lac La Biche County—causing highway closings and reportedly destroying homes and a business.

Are northern Alberta’s oil sands compromising the environmental protection of the whole country? That’s what environmental groups are asking after the federal government proposed changes that would alter the way Canada’s lakes, streams, rivers, and o

Drivers are being asked to slow down and the government is being pressured to speed up the twinning of Highway 63 after seven people died in a nightmarish crash on Highway 63 last month.

After months of planning, delays, and public consultations, Lac La Biche County Council recently passed the 2012 operating and capital budgets worth more than $96 million.

Architects revealed their ambitious plans for the new high school at the Bold Center last week, showcasing a building that incorporates Lac La Biche’s bountiful natural beauty and sunlight.