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Lac La Biche (/ ˌ l æ k l ə ˈ b ɪ ʃ / LAK lə BISH) is a large lake in north-central Alberta, Canada. It is located along the Northern Woods and Water Route , 95 km east of Athabasca . Lac La Biche has a total area of 236 km 2 (91 sq mi), [ 1 ] including 3.2 km 2 (1.2 sq mi) islands area.
Lac La Biche (/ ˌ l æ k l ə ˈ b ɪ ʃ / LAK lə BISH) is a hamlet in Lac La Biche County within northeast Alberta, Canada. [5] It is located approximately 220 km (140 mi) northeast of the provincial capital of Edmonton. Previously incorporated as a town, Lac La Biche amalgamated with Lakeland County to form Lac La Biche County on August 1 ...
Lac la Biche (Alberta), the lake adjacent to the community, or; Lac La Biche Airport, an airport within Lac La Biche County. Several provincial electoral districts have also borne the name: Lac La Biche (provincial electoral district), from 1952 to 1971, Lac La Biche-McMurray, from 1971 to 1986, Athabasca-Lac La Biche, from 1986 to 1993, Lac La ...
The Lac La Biche Mission (officially Notre Dame des Victoires / Lac La Biche Mission) is an historic site located on Lac la Biche in Alberta, Canada. The mission was established in 1853 by Oblate missionaries in what is now the town of Lac La Biche, Alberta , it was moved to its current lakeside location in 1855.
Jackson Lake is drained by Gull Creek, which ultimately flows into the Piche River, which in turn joins the Owl River, then Lac La Biche, the La Biche River, and ultimately, into the Athabasca River and on to the Arctic Ocean. [7] The other major lakes, in the south-east section of the Lakeland area, are in the Sand River sub-basin.
Albert, established in 1861 by Father Lacombe, [52] became the main staging area for the French Métis buffalo hunters of the Fort Edmonton area including the missions of Lac la Biche and Lac St. Anne. From 300 people in 1864 St. Albert grew to 1,000 in 1870. [53] English Métis from the Victoria settlement northeast of St. Albert also ...
In 1798 David Thompson used the Beaver to reach Lac La Biche. In 1799 the Hudson's Bay Company decided to push west up the Churchill from Frog Portage. In that year they built rival posts on Lac Île-à-la-Crosse and Green Lake. They also built a post above the great bend at Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, that only lasted two years. There was a ...
St. Lina or Ste-Lina in French, is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of St. Paul No. 19. [2] It is home of St. Lina Community Hall. [ 3 ] It is located approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of Highway 28 and 85 kilometres (53 mi) southwest of Cold Lake .