Lac La Biche News

The Lac La Biche area is seeing more wolves, coyotes and cougars, said wildlife officials at a recent post-hunting season meeting.

The Kinsmen's annual On The Pond tournament once again turned the Lac La Biche lake ice into a hockey town of arenas, tents, concessions and a huge parking lot on Saturday. The event drew more than 300 players from novice and pre-novice minor hockey teams from around the province.

Portage College is banking on water to be the future of Lac La Biche County.

Lac La Biche County’s groundbreaking work on environmental reserves has helped an Edmonton-based group win a national water award.

A local dog that touched countless lives will live on through books, movies, and a project to spread his kind and accepting nature. Toby, a 10-year-old Chesapeake Bay Re­triever, passed away of natural causes in late-November in Plamon­don.

Lac La Biche County officials say they have disproved allegations the municipality made illegal donations to political parties. On Jan. 24, the county received a message from Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer O.

Some big things are coming Lac La Biche County’s way – some really, really big things. Alberta Transportation is working on making Highway 881 – which connects Lac La Biche with Conklin and Fort McMurray – a corridor for wide and heavy loads.

The county is pausing its campaign to lobby the provincial government on keeping the Ed­monton Municipal Air­port Edmonton City Centre Airport open for air ambulances.

Premier Alison Red­ford made good on a campaign promise and raised AISH payments by $400 month, a move local groups are applauding as improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.

The Northern Lights School Division is looking at installing special equipment on their busses after a four-year-old boy was left unattended for hours on a school bus and a local driver was suspended indefinitely last month.