Lac La Biche News

Progressive Con­ser­va­tive MLA incumbent Ray Danyluk reaffirmed his commitment to put a permanent dialysis unit in the William J. Cadzow Healthcare Centre at the candidates’ debate last Tuesday.

Incumbent PC MLA Ray Danyluk carved out a lonely piece of real estate as the lone supporter of contentious new land use bills at the Candidates Debate last Tuesday.

Provincial candidates for the Lac La Biche St. Paul Two Hills riding faced off for the first debate of the campaign in Lac La Biche on April 3. Discussion topics included local healthcare, the environment, the economy, the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range and local infrastructure. Check out the video and read Tuesday's POST for ALL the coverage from the entertaining debate. Video: Tim Banman

More than 150 watch, listen and comment at Tuesday's provincial candidate forum.

The Beaver Lake Cree Nation will see the governments of Alberta and Canada in court over expanding oil and gas operations on their traditional territories in Lac La Biche County.

With the provincial election now in full swing, the four Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills MLA candidates have been out and about in Lac La Biche County. Here’s a recap of last week, as the PC, Liberal, NDP, and Wildrose candidates battled for votes.

Hylo more than tripled its population for one day last weekend — the community’s annual quad rally drew in more than 500 riders last Saturday.

With attendance a continuing concern, J.A. Williams High School principal Terry Moghrabi is asking the community to help keep students in the classrooms.

Lac La Biche’s Portage College will be the first school in the province to offer a SAGD Operator program, which will soon be taking applications for a fall start.

A government report says that Lac La Biche County could be a major transportation hub in the future with high-speed rail transit or a rapid bus line, due to the projected growth in oil sands production.