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Chamber hears how to promote growth in LLB

Chamber hears how to promote growth in LLB

Creating economic growth in a town takes a plan, but it also takes the willingness to abandon that plan. It also takes ambition, drive, and a salesman attitude.
Mom of fallen RCMP officer tells of inquiry tale

Mom of fallen RCMP officer tells of inquiry tale

tobias romaniuk post staff For more than a week, Grace Johnston sat in a courtroom in Stony Plain listening to the Mayer­thorpe fatality inquiry of four RCMP officers, including her son Leo Johnston, who was shot and killed by James Rozko in what was
This week at the Aurora

This week at the Aurora

As I watched Russell Crowe plan to get his wife out of jail in The Next Three Days, I couldn’t help but wonder what I would do if my significant other was put behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit.
Portage College to cut $1.4 million from budget

Portage College to cut $1.4 million from budget

Portage College Board of Governors and Ad­ministration are faced with cutting $1.4 million out of their almost $32-million budget for the 2011-2012 academic year.
County auditors straighten out financial confusion

County auditors straighten out financial confusion

Lac La Biche County councillors finally have an impartial, third party answer to the question of whether or not their finances are in order, following a presentation by accounting firm KPMG’s John Stelter, who told council that while there were issue
This week at the Aurora

This week at the Aurora

Like an eccentric game of laser tag, Tron: Legacy stands out with its neon costumes, streaks of light and special effects against the dark backdrop for most of the movie.
Jazz entertains local airport with phone call

Jazz entertains local airport with phone call

A commercial airline servicing over 80 communities in North America has inquired about whether Lac La Biche’s municipal airport could support their fleet of larger passenger planes.
Getting LLB connected

Getting LLB connected

It took five workers four days to install a 300-foot tower last week that will connect Lac La Biche residents to high speed Internet.
Portage loses matching funding from gov

Portage loses matching funding from gov

A decision by the ministry of Advanced Education to suspend funding to the Access to the Future grant program, which matched fundraising dollars for post-secondary schools, will impact Portage College’s efforts to raise money for program development
Bank robber charged with 32 offenses

Bank robber charged with 32 offenses

RCMP have charged Franklin William Gladue-the man who committed armed robbery at seven different banks across the province including the ATB in Lac La Biche- with 32 charges including seven counts of a robbery with a weapon and eight counts of posses
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