Lac La Biche News

It’s dusk, and Keith Black has travelled 133 kilometres on his CCM road bike today. He coasts down a steep hill and into the Hamlet of Lac La Biche, trucks honking as they pass.

After 20 years of discussion, planning and delay, the time has finally come to pull the trigger on the Lac La Biche County solid waste transitional plan, and the first phase came into effect two weeks ago when County launched their curb-side garbage

It was like Goldilocks and the Three Bears in reverse. A local man recently encountered a curious bear that had wandered into the foyer of his Lakeview Estates-area home. The man shot and killed the animal in the entranceway of his house.

MLA Shayne Saskiw had very strong words to say about the handling of local dialysis services by provincial officials. “Heads should roll [at Alberta Health Ser­vices],” Saskiw said at a meeting with Lac La Biche County Council on July 12.

Williams Syndrome Awareness week runs from Aug. 1 to 7, but the Lac La Biche branch of Brokerlink will be running a fundraising campaign for a full month, from July 16 to Aug.

After last week’s column about the lack of dedicated art-space in Lac La Biche, several members of the art community came forward to share ideas and let residents know that art in Lac La Biche isn’t just an afterthought, it is a thriving community.

Environment Canada has issued a Tornado Watch for the areas within and neighbouring Lac La Biche County.

After Alberta Health Services told the Lac La Biche Post that the dialysis bus would be parked full-time in Lac La Biche as of July 5, the community has learned that the bus won’t be available to residents until the end of August.

Lac La Biche County Acting Mayor and Ward 2 councillor Aurel Langevin confirmed that he will be resigning from council to run in the mayoral byelection.