COUNTY MUNICIPAL PROFILE

4th Edition Volume 2, February 15, 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 INTRODUCTION

7 KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS 7 Economic Indicators 7 Building Permits

7 DEMOGRAPHICS 7 Population 7 Age Characteristics 8 Catchment Area Map 9 Income Composition 9 Total Income 10 Employment and Family Income 11 Educational Achievements

11 BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 11 Major Projects 12 Catchment Area SAGD Thermal Projects Map

13 TAXATION 13 Personal Income Tax Rate Comparison

13 COST OF BUSINESS 13 Occupancy Costs 14 Labour Costs 14 Business Location Count 15 Utilities 15 Telecommunications

15 MARKET ACCESS 15 Distance to Major Cities 16 Traffic Counts Map

17 QUALITY OF LIFE 17 Living in Lac La Biche County 17 Health Care 18 Education 19 Lakes, Campgrounds and Fishing 20 Provincial Parks 21 Events, Culture, Sports and Leisure 25 Climate

26 Sources

GENERAL LOCATION MAPS Cover: 27 of Plamondon Top left: View of Lac La Biche lake. Hamlet of Lac La Biche Top right: Combine. 28 Bottom left: Cenovus workers. Photo courtesy of Cenovus.

Inside cover: Top left: day fireworks. Bottom left: Local fisher with a Walleye. Top right: Cenovus workers performing water tests. Photo courtesy of Cenovus. LAC LA BICHE COUNTY Welcoming By Nature; Your Playground Of Opportunity

A little over 200 years ago, Lac La Biche and the Lac La Biche County is committed to responsible and surrounding area was known as a vital link on the sustainable growth, and has identified four main goals to voyageur fur trade route to the and on to help accomplish this: Hudson Bay. Fast forward to present day, and we find that Lac La Biche County is the only direct link to the South - Building relationships with oil and gas-based industries SAGD developments and an - Supporting and recruiting commercial-based businesses alternative route on to Fort McMurray. Lac La Biche - Increasing the availability of affordable housing County is an important geographic hub for Northeastern - Expanding our tourism opportunities and services . With three major arterial roads (HWY’s 36, 55 & 881) all converging at the Hamlet of Lac La Biche, For information on Lac La Biche County, please visit our plus an airport and a rail line the County, offers amazing website at www.laclabichecounty.com and see why we potential to all who see the opportunity. are “Welcoming by Nature”.

POPULATION6 12,220 TOP INDUSTRIES SOUTH ATHABASCA OIL Oil & Gas SIZE SANDS Lac La Biche has a direct 16 300 sq km Construction route to the South 23 SAGD Agricultural Athabasca Oil Sands HIGHWAYS Production projects within (SAGD developments) 3 major roads Lac La Biche County Transportation & Warehousing (HWY 36, 55, 881)

Bottom left: Aerial view of Lac La Biche. Photo courtesy of the Lac La Biche Post.

5 WEBSITE www.laclabichecounty.com

EMAIL [email protected]

MAYOR Mayor Omer Moghrabi

COUNCILLORS Wanda Austin David Phillips Tim Thompson John Nowak Richard Olson Robert Richard Hajar (Jerry) Haymour Mary Jane (MJ) Siebold

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Interim CAO Shadia Amblie

MLA & CONSTITUENCY Election called at time of printing

MP & CONSTITUENCY David Yurdiga, Fort McMurray - Athabasca

INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Karen Gingras

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Mayor Omer Moghrabi (Chair) John Nowak (Vice Chair) Peter Mahowich (Crude Energy) Diane Scoville (Metis Nation Region 1) Northern Lights School Division (vacant) Doug Stewart (Lac La Biche Regional Community Development Corporation) Al Harpe (Lac La Biche & District Chamber of Commerce) Lise Warawa (Cenovus Energy Inc.) Brian Stratichuk (Lac La Biche Building Products) Plamondon District Community Development Society (vacant) Dr. Frederik Steyn (Lac La Biche Associated Medical Clinic)

Top right: Alberta’s only David Thompson statue. 6 Middle right: Local Wildlife. Bottom right: Wakeboarder on Beaver Lake, Lac La Biche. KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS

LAC LA BICHE COUNTY’S KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Indicator 2015 Unemployment Rate1 4.5% Average Residential Selling Price2 $396,227 Total Development Permits (YTD)3 $5,437,500 Major Projects (billions) Lac La Biche4 $11.5 Workers at Cenovus project. Photo courtesy of Cenovus.

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT STATISTICS Summary of Lac La Biche County Annual Development Permits5

Permit Category 2011 2012 2013 2014 Residential 67 83 94 74 Commercial/Industrial/Institutional 78 126 136 53 Total 145 209 230 127 Value in Dollars Residential $16,623,450 $20,036,335 $25,748,200 $26,063,552 Commercial/Industrial/Institutional $109,611,500 $911,713,062 $836,138,414 $133,497,999 Total $126,234,950 $931,749,397 $861,886,614 $159,561,551

DEMOGRAPHICS In 2011, estimated Lac La Biche County’s population to be 8,402.5 In 2013, in a municipal census that counted both permanent and temporary residents the population was estimated to be 12,220.6

AGE CHARACTERISTICS Please note: Age characteristics for Lac La Biche County (LLBC) Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of according to 2011 Stats Canda numbers5 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less Category LLBC Male Female than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic Total population 8402 4255 4150 areas above the dissemination block level are derived by 0 - 14 years 1790 920 875 summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. 15 - 19 years 695 345 355 The adjustment of dissemination block counts is 20 - 34 years 1540 785 760 controlled to ensure that the population counts for 35 - 64 years 3345 1695 1650 65+ years 1025 500 520 dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual Median age of population 36.8 36.9 36.8 values. The adjustment has no impact on the % of population 15 and over 78.7 78.4 79 population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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INCOME BREAKDOWN Income composition for the population in private households in 20105

Income composition LLBC Alberta Canada Aggregate total income ( million $) 286.0 140,166.8 1,053,582.1 Composition of total income in 2010 (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 Market Income 90.6 92.7 87.6 Employment Income 80.7 81.3 74.7 Wages And Salaries 78.1 78.2 70.3 Self-Employment Income 2.4 3.1 4.4 Investment Income 4.4 6.2 4.6 Retirement Pensions, Superannuation And Annuities (%) 4.4 3.7 6.7 Other Money Income 1.2 1.6 1.7 Government Transfer Payments (%) 9.4 7.3 12.4 Canada / Quebec Pension Plan Benefits (%) 2.6 2.1 3.5 Old Age Security Pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement (%) 2.3 1.7 3.1 Employment Insurance Benefits (%) 1.4 1.1 1.8 Child Benefits (%) 1.7 1.2 2.6 Other Income From Government Sources (%) 1.4 1.2 2.6

Income taxes paid - as a % of total income 16.9 17.7 16.4 After-tax income - as a % of total income 83.1 82.3 83.6

In Lac La Biche County, 8.7% percent of the population aged 15 years and over had total income that put them in the top 5.0% nationally and 1.2% of them in the top 1.0%.

INCOME Population aged 15 years and over by total income in 2010, Lac La Biche County5

Total income LLBC Alberta Canada Population 15 years and over by total income (count) 6,515 2,88,740 27,259,525 Without income or less than $27,815 (%) 45.9 43.7 50.0 Without income or less than $12,025 (%) 23.9 22.4 25.0 $12,025 to $27,814 (%) 21.9 21.2 25.0 $27,815 and over (%) 54.2 56.3 50.0 $27,815 to $51,304 (%) 21.8 22.9 25.0 $51,305 and over (%) 32.4 33.4 25.0 $80,420 and over (top ten percent) (%) 16.3 16.3 10.0 $102,305 and over (top 5 percent) (%) 8.7 9.2 5.0 $191,150 and over (top 1 percent)(%) 1.2 2.0 1.0

9 DEMOGRAPHICS

Hamlet of Lac La BIche

EMPLOYMENT INCOME Median earnings in the most common, full-year, full-time occupations in 2010, LLBC5

Population with earnings who worked full- LLBC Alberta Canada year, full-time in 2010 # median earnings ($) median earnings ($) median earnings ($) Transport and heavy equipment operation and 250 59,944 53,964 44,286 related maintenance occupations

FAMILY INCOME Median after-tax income in 2010 for economic families and persons not in economic families, LLBC5 Median after-tax income = MATI

Economic family LLBC Alberta Canada structure and sex # MATI ($) MATI ($) MATI ($) All economic families 2,335 77,624 80,271 67,044 Couple families 1,985 85,811 85,786 72,356 Lone-parent families 320 36,689 49,270 42,401 Other economic families 35 110,221 65,149 55,484 Persons not in economic families 905 36,848 32,451 25,761 Males 550 43,119 36,646 28,197 Females 355 31,571 28,211 23,917

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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Highest Levels of Educational Achievements in 2011, LLBC5

Characteristics Total Share of total Alberta Share of total Total population 15 years and over 6520 100% 2,888,735 100% No certificate, diploma or degree 1890 29% 550,465 19% High school certificate or equivalent 1430 22% 764,390 26% Apprenticeship or trades certificates or diploma 895 14% 318,280 11% College, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma 1335 20% 530,100 18% University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level 175 3% 122,465 4% University certificate, diploma, or degree 805 12% 161,320 6%

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

LLBC MAJOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AS OF FEBRUARY, 20157 Summary

Company Projects Estimated Costs (millions) ($) Lac La Biche County Infrastructure 19.2 Highway 63 Upgrades 147.6

Black Pearl Resources Blackrod Phases 1 802.0 CNRL Grouse 1,530.0 Kirby North Ph. 1 1,450.0 Pike Oil Sands Project 3,800.0

Cenovus Christina Lake Thermal Expensaion Project 2,700.0

Interpipeline Fund Cold Lake Pipeline Twinning Foster Creek 1,200

Worker at a Cenovus location. Photo courtesy of Cenovus.

11 Lac La Biche County Catchment Area for SAGD Thermal Projects

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Janvier South 29 32 20 19

18 17 24 63

31 28 1 3 Conklin 25 2 881 26 22 23 30

14 13 21 16 4 813 15 5 7 10 12 6 11

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SAGD Project (in bitumen barrels per day) 1 Blackrod Commercial Phase 1 (20,000) 2 Blackrod Commercial Phase 2 (30,000) Blackrod Commercial Phase 3 (30,000) 881 3 4 Kirby West Phase 1 (30,000) 5 Grouse Phase 1 (50,000) 6 Kirby North Phase 1 (40,000) 7 Kirby North Phase 2 (60,000) 8 Kirby South Phase 1 (40,000) 9 Kirby South Phase 2 (20,000) 858 10 Pike Phase 1 (35,000) 11 Pike Phase 2 (35,000) 12 Pike Phase 3 (35,000) Plamondon 881 663 13 Jackfish Phase 1 (35,000) 63 55 14 Jackfish Phase 2 (35,000) 15 Jackfish Phase 3 (35,000) 663 16 Jackfish East Expansion Phase 1 (20,000) 55 Lac La Biche 17 Leismer Demonstration Phase 1 (10,000) 18 Leismer Phase 2 (18,000) 19 Leismer Expansion Phase 3 (20,000) 663 812 663 20 Leismer Northwest (20,000) 21 Christina Lake Expansion (106,000) 827 22 Christina Lake Thermal (300,000) 855 23 Christina Lake Regional (210,000) Buffalo Lake 55 24 Leismer Demonstration - Statoil (18,800) 25 Narrows Lake (130,000) Kikino 897 26 Black Gold (30,000) 27 Corner (80,000) 892 831 36 55 28 May River - Grizzly41 Oil (10,000) 28 55 881  661 866 867 29 Thornbury (60,000) 30 Winefred660 Lake (30,000) 659 ² 31 May River - Grizzly (13,600) 88232 Chard (40,000) 657 897

827 18 656 Provincial Highway, 1 to 216 Series Metis Settlement Bitumen Barrels per Day 827 Provincial Highway, 500 to 986 Series Provincial36 Park 100,000 857 75,000 657 50,000 Railway Provincial Recreation Area 25,000 H! Community 857 Public Land Areas for Recreation/Tourism 10,000 41 829 Hamlet of Lac La Biche 859 Wildland Park 652 644 Indian Reserve 29 41 897 803 28 38 05 10 20 30 40 50 645 855 643 29 km 645 881 830 825 © 2013. Base mapping860 compiled from data provided by the Spatial Data Warehouse Ltd., GeoBase 45 (Natural Resources Canada), Statistics Canada, Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation, and Alberta 893 Environment and Sustainable Resource Development 2011-2013. 646 831 640 893 28A 830 857 36Last updated June 21, 2013. 641 15 12 17 881 45 870 45 834 TAXATION

Alberta has the highest basic and spousal exemptions in Canada, and no general sales tax.

PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATE Provincial and Territorial Personal Income Tax Rate Comparison8 Rates depend on income. Levels of Levels of Levels of Provincial rates taxable income (%) Provincial rates taxable income (%) Provincial rates taxable income (%) Alberta 10 - 10.5 Manitoba 10.8 - 17.4 Yukon 7.04 - 12.76 British Columbia 5.06 - 16.8 New Brunswick 9.68 - 17.84 Northwest Territories 5.9 - 14.05 Ontario 5.05 - 13.16 Newfoundland and Labrador 7.7 - 13.3 Nunavut 4 - 11.5 Quebec 16 - 25.75 Nova Scotia 8.79 - 21 Saskatchewan 11 - 15 Prince Edward Island 9.8 - 16.7

ADDITIONAL TAX INFORMATION For more information on Federal, Provincial, and Municipal Tax information, visit alberta-canada.com. For a more detailed viewed of Alberta’s business cost competetiveness, please view ‘competitive alternatives’ - KPMG’s guide to international business costs at competitivealternatives.com. For more information regarding personal tax information, visit finance.alberta.ca/publications/tax_rebates/index.html.

COST OF BUSINESS

LAC LA BICHE COUNTY OCCUPANCY9 According to a survey from Lac La Biche Real Estate Brokers as of February 2015, the average cost per square foot for a triple net lease is $8.50 per square foot. For a gross lease, the asking rate is $3000/acre per month.

Prices can vary depending on size, condition and location.

The cost per acre for industrial real estate is as follows:

Hamlets: $200k - $300k serviced $20k - $70k unserviced rural $100k - $200k serviced $10k - $35k unserviced

Sunset over Lac La Biche Lake.

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LABOUR COSTS Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake Region10 (includes Lac La Biche County) average weekly average hourly job vacancy hours worked wage rate Regional total 40.4 31.63 5.5

Inspectors in public & environmental health & occupational health & safety 52.4 30.87 25.4 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers & related occupations 38.4 12.92 23.9 Restaurant & food service managers 41.7 19.59 21.3 Cooks 39.9 17.58 13.7 Hotel front desk clerks 38.5 16.30 11.9 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics 42.1 48.51 9.8 Cashiers 30.4 13.47 9.6 Receptionists & switchboard operators 35.9 20.02 8.7 Community & social service workers 36 22.44 7.9 Truck drivers 46.9 28.69 7.1 Retail salespersons & sales clerks 33.8 15.12 5.6 Automotive service technicians, truck & bus mechanics & 44 39.99 5.6 mechanical repairers Material handlers 38.7 17.60 4.9 Light duty cleaners 37.4 17.98 4.7 Customer service, information & related clerks 39.7 22.77 4.4

BUSINESS LOCATION COUNT11 Lac La Biche June 2013 Business Location Counts

All industries Business 0 - 49 50-99 100+ unspecified Location Counts (#) employees employees employees Total 805 395 12 6 392 Accomodation and food services 40 26 1 - 13 Administrative and support, waste management 35 14 2 - 19 Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting 92 16 - - 76 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 7 3 - - 4 Construction 151 60 4 1 86 Educational services 8 5 - 1 2 Finance and insurance 10 6 - - 4 Healthcare and social assistance 30 24 - 1 5 Information and cultural industries 6 4 - - 2 Management of companies and enterprises 14 4 - - 10 Manufacturing 14 9 - - 5 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 34 17 2 1 14 Other services (except public administration) 76 50 - - 26 Professional, scientific, and technical services 65 44 - - 21 Public administration 3 2 - - 1 Real estate, rental, and leasing 64 16 - - 48 Retail trade 67 47 2 - 18 Transportation and warehousing 70 34 - 2 34 Utitlies 3 2 - - 1 Wholesale trade 16 12 1 - 3

14 COST OF BUSINESS

UTILITIES Consumption rates for commercial customers for water in LLBC is $8.00 per m3.12

Consumption rates for electricity for residential, farm, irrigation, and small commercial customers LLBC13

Customer price Residential ¢ 6.44/ kwh Small commercial ¢ 6.512/ kwh Lighting ¢ 4.832/ kwh Farm ¢ 6.469/ kwh Irrigation ¢ 6.333/ kwh Oil and gas ¢ 6.313/ kwh Natural gas14 ¢ 5.62 / GJ H. A. Marchildon water treatment plant

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES Telecommunication providers in the area includes Shaw, Telus, Bell, Rogers, MCSNET, and CCI wireless.

MARKET ACCESS

Lac La Biche County is the primary economic service centre for industrial activity in northeastern Alberta and the municipality of choice for commercial, retail, housing and lifestyle investment in the region.

Not only are we the gateway to the South Athabasca Oil Sands and vast northern resources beyond, we are also the hub of an ever increasing transportation network with Highways 36, 55, 63, and 881, the only rail system in northeastern Alberta, and an airport in a key location. Wide load on Highway 881.

Bonnyville Cold Lake Fort McMurray Grand Prairie Saskatoon 128km 147km 219.3km 278km 291.3km 531.4km 545km 554km 617 km

DISTANCE FROM LAC LA BICHE COUNTY

15 TRAFFIC COUNT MAPS15

To view all the 2014 traffic counts please go to http://www2.infratrans.gov.ab.ca/mapping. When the map appears just zoom into the Lac La Biche area until the traffic icons are visible. There you can view all traffic counts going back to 2002, view the raw data (actual numbers) and even get diagrams of the intersection itself.

16 QUALITY OF LIFE

LIVING IN LAC LA BICHE COUNTY2 HEALTH CARE Residential selling prices and stats for LLBC as of Feb. 23, 2015.

average minimum maximum 1 Dental Clinic Price $396,227 $72,900 $2,800,00 Days on market 114 days 5 days 530 days 4 Pharmacies Square feet 989 0 2858 Price/sq.ft $207 $178 $256 Beds 2.4 0 7 1 Optometrist Baths 0.8 0 3 Home age 17.3 1 55 2 Chiropractors

Private apartment rental range - October 201416 1 Hollistic Health Centre # of units type average availability rate in LLBC Ground and Air Ambulance 1 bedroom $878 18.4% 103 2 bedroom $1,097 15.8% 109 3+ bedroom $1,181 11% 20 1 Medical Clinic

The William J. Cadzow healthcare centre includes an extended care unit, hemodyalisis, occupational therapy, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, respite care and palliative care.

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Right: William J. Cadzow Healthcare Centre QUALITY OF LIFE

EDUCATION17 Educational Institutions

Lac La Biche Schools grades 2014 - 2015 enrollment capacity utilization rate number of teachers Vera M. Welsh Elementary School ECS - 3 399 528 76% 27 Aurora Middle School 4-8 497 689 72% 29 J.A. Williams High School 9 -12 481 700 69% 23 Lac La Biche Outreach School 8 - 12 27 50 54% 3 Youth Assessment Centre 6 - 10 6 10 60% 1 Post Secondary 883* - - 76

Plamondon Schools grades 2014 - 2015 enrollment capacity utilization rate number of teachers Ecole Plamondon School ECS - 12 385 607 63% 19 Ecole Beausejour ECS - 12 183* 368 50% 14 Hand n Hand Trilingual Playchool Pre-school - - - -

* indicates 2013-2014 numbers

Right: Bold Centre

18 QUALITY OF LIFE

LAKES, CAMPGROUNDS, AND FISHING

Quadding | Biking | Bird Watching | Boat Launch | Camping | Fishing | Hiking | Playground | RV Services

Beaver Lake Missawawi Lake

Elinor Lake Spencer Lake

Fork Lake Steepbank Lake

Grist Lake Whitefish Lake

Heart Lake Plamondon Whitesands

Kikino Silver Birch Winefred Lake

Mile Seven Lake Diesel’s Owl Hoot Cabins & Campground

left: Camping at . Right: Lac La Biche lake

19 PROVINCIAL PARKS

Sir Winston Churchill Park

Lakeland Provicial Park is home to Alberta’s only Backcountry Canoe Circuit.18

LAKELAND PROVINCIAL PARKS

Blackett Lake

Helena lake

Jackson Lake

Kinnaird Lake

McGuffin lake

LAKELAND PROVINCIAL RECREATION AREA

Ironwood Lake

Pinehurst Lake

Seibert Lake

Touchwood Lake

Top right: Biking at Churchill Provincial Park 20 Middle right: Lakeland Provincial Park Bottom right: Swimming at Beaver lake beach. QUALITY OF LIFE

ANNUAL CULTURAL EVENTS18

Family Day Weekend Lakeland Country Fair & Professional Roughstock February 14 - 16 Rodeo July 19 - 21 Winter Festival of Speed February 28 - March 2 Rich Lake Professional Roughstock Rodeo July 26 - 27 Kinsmen on the Pond Hockey Tournament March 7 Lac La Biche Annual Pow Wow & Fish Derby July 31 - August 2 Cabane À Sucre March 15 Plamondon Mud Bogs August 13 - 16 Hockey en Fête à Plamondon March 20 - 22 Kikino Silver Birch Rodeo August 14 - 16 - Venice Annual ATV Rally March 28 Hylo/ Venice Harvest Days August 22 - 23 30th Annual Heart Ride Hoof-A-Thon May 2 Alberta Open Farm Days August 22 - 23 Kikino Quad Rally May 16 Kikino Triple R Triathlon September 5-6 Venice Picnic June 5 Festival Of Trees November 19 - 22 17th Annual WillVil Walleye Tournament June 5 - 6 Christmas Festival De Noel December 5 Plamondon Jamboree June 12 - 14 Christmas At The Mission December 6 Lac La Biche Summer Solstice Half Marathon June 13 Lac La Biche Agricultural Society Farmers Market Every Friday from March 27 - December 11 Lac La Biche Rendezvous June 20 * dates subject to change

Plamondon Heritage Days June 21

Rich Lake Ranch Rodeo June 21 - 22

Lac La Biche Mission Canada Day Celebration July 1 Water bomber dispaly - Pow Wow Days Top Left: Plamondon Mud Bogs Middle Left: Pow Wow Dancers Bottom: Pow Wow Festival 22 Top Right: Winter Festival Of Speed Middle Right: Boat Racers At Pow Wow Bottom Right: Pond Hockey Tournament QUALITY OF LIFE

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

4 - H Lac La Biche - District Pioneer Club Lac La Biche Elks Lodge Lac La Biche Art Club Lakeland Scouts 1st LLB Royal Canadian Army Cadets Lac La Biche Lakeland Classic Wheels Club Rich Lake Recreation & Kinette Club of Lac La Biche Agricultural Society Lac La Biche Moms and Tots Plamondon and District Museum Society Stuart MacPherson Public Library Lac La Biche Birding Society Lac La Biche Flying Club Royal Canadian Legion & Ladies Auxiliary Kinsman Club of Lac La Biche Owl River Recreation & Agricultural Society Hylo Venice Recreation & Agricultural Hylo Venice Senior’s Centre Society Lac La Biche Dance Society Plamondon Girl Guides Royal Purple-Lac La Biche Lac La Biche Bingo Association Craigend Recreation & Agricultural Society Knights of Columbus Lac Alta Lodge Residents Association Music Festival Association W.J. Cadzow Hospital Auxiliary Hylo Venice Curling Club Rode to Hope Big Brothers Big Sisters Society Rotary Club of Lac La Biche Lac La Biche Agricultural Society Lac La Biche Girl Guides ACFA Lac La Biche Lions Club PDCDS Hylo Venice Senior’s Centre LLB Lac La Biche Antique Society Pow Wow Association Local farmers market Plamondon Municipal Library Normandeau Ag Society

SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS

Lac La Biche Nordic Ski Club Plamondon Minor Hockey Lac La Biche Junior Soccer Society Lac La Biche & District Curling Club Lac La Biche Shooting Association Plamondon Outdoorsmen’s Club Lac La Biche Boxing Club Lac La Biche Skating Club Lac La Biche Whitecap’s Swim Club Senior Men’s Hockey Lac La Biche Gun Club Lac La Biche Golf Club Lakeland Archers Plamondon Minor Baseball Lac La Biche Ladies Volleyball Lac La Biche Indoor Sports Association Minor Hockey Plamondon Women’s Volleyball League Lac La Biche Mixed Volleyball League Mixed Slo-pitch League Plamondon Curling Club Lakeland Minor Ball Agricultural Society parade float QUALITY OF LIFE

COMMUNITY FACILITIES Craigend Hall The main hall features seating for 350 people, modern kitchen, paved Bold Center parking lot, with additional parking across the street. The seniors center Offers two NHL sized arenas, twin fieldhouses, a four sheet curling rink, attached to the hall seats 80 people, has a games room with pool table and a fitness and wellness centre with activity space for children, and a 200 separate kitchen. Includes RV parking (no utility hook ups) metre indoor running track. The community hall features seating for 400 people. (780) 623-2571 www.boldcenter.ca Lakeland Agricom Hall (Lac La Biche Ag. Society) (780) 623–3829 The hall has a maximum capacity of 250 people, modern kitchen, meeting room and rodeo grounds. Portage Pool 25m salt water pool with a diving board and a separate wading pool. (780) 623-7888 www.laclabichecounty.com (780) 623-6777

Festival Center - Plamondon The main hall features seating for 550 to 750 (concert seating), a 1500 sq. foot dance floor, sound system and corner stage.This center has 2 boardrooms, state of the art kitchen, ample RV parking (no utility hook ups), projector and dinnerware rental available for formal occasions. Also featuring an outdoor stage and mini-theatre to host musical performances. www.plamondonalberta.ca/facilities [email protected] (780) 798-3478

Lac La Biche Golf and Country Club Situated off the shores of Lac La Biche Lake, this 18 hole course is one of Bold Center tennis courts the most scenic golf courses in Alberta. It contains enough sand traps and water hazards to keep even the most experienced golfers on their toes. www.golflaclabiche.com [email protected] (780) 623-4288

Owl River Recreation Centre This facility features seating for 150-200 people, a modern kitchen, ice maker, BBQ, bar and an exercise room. RV parking (no utility hook ups)

(780) 623-7008

Hylo Hall This facility features seating for 500 people, a modern kitchen and a curling rink attached to the hall. It also features a seniors center that can be rented out separately. Includes RV parking (no utility hook ups)

(780) 623-2164

Lac La Biche Golf and County Club QUALITY OF LIFE

LAC LA BICHE MISSION

The Lac La Biche Mission is a national historic site of Canada.

Established in 1853, it is one of the oldest communities in Alberta. This 45-acre site includes a museum, interpretive center, amphitheatre and picnic area.

Church at the Mission. CLIMATE19

Average Temperature in Lac La Biche County ANNUAL JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE *C -9 -5 2 11 17 21 24 23 17 9 -1 -7 8.5 Daily max *F5 1 23 35 52 63 70 75 73 63 48 30 19 47 Daily min *C -20 -17 -11 -3 3 8 11 9 5 -2 -10 -17 -3.7 *F -4 1 12 27 37 46 52 48 41 28 14 1 25.3

Average precipitation in Lac La Biche County

ANNUAL JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE

Days 3 1 1 2 7 10 10 9 9 5 2 1 5 Rainfall (mm) 5.9 2.4 5.9 16.3 26 64.2 74.2 43.8 34.1 41.7 3.9 4.8 26.9 Precipitation (in) .23 .09 .23 .64 1.02 2.53 2.92 1.73 1.34 1.64 .15 .19 1.06

Northern Lights, a frequent sight in Lac La Biche County

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For more information, contact: INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Karen Gingras (780) 623-6750 [email protected] McArthur Place, 2nd Floor, 10307 - 100 Street, Lac La Biche, Alberta