Lac La Biche News

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.

PORTAGE VOYAGEURS VERSUS MacEWAN GRIFFINS Friday, February 10th Portage College Voyageurs (3) MacEwan Griffins (1) The second last weekend of the 2011-12 ACAC hockey season had the 6th place Voyageurs playing a home and home series with the 7th place

A local teen used his emergency-medical training to help a well-known Lac La Biche trucker who was badly hurt in a serious accident. Evan Morin, 17, was riding his ATV to a friend’s house west of the Hamlet of Lac La Biche on the evening of Jan.

The 2011 federal census shows that while the province’s population has increased since 2006, Lac La Biche County’s has dwindled. The 2011 census results released by Statistics Canada on Feb.

Just a couple of weeks after graduating a group of youth, the Access to Success program is closing due to a lack of funding.