Lac La Biche, Alberta
He entered copious notes in his diary on the Nahathaway (the Cree), their customs, traditions, and the Western Forest Land, including the large supply of whitefish and beaver.It was also abandoned by 1801, but Lac La Biche was established as a permanent place of residence for some French-Canadian and Métis freetraders and their families.[13] On 26 April 1885, during the North-West Rebellion, the Hudson's Bay Company post in Lac La Biche was raided by Cree forces.Historian Paul Robert Magocsi notes how the settlement grew over the next few decades: "The French-speaking element, mostly from Red River, coalesced around the Mission.[19] The new Hudson's Bay Company post at Lac La Biche was looted on April 26, 1885, during the North-West Rebellion by members of Big Bear's band.Jamie Davis Towing (featured on the Highway Thru Hell reality show) has an operation in Lac La Biche.[1] Omer Moghrabi was elected as mayor in 2017, Councillors Lorin Tkachuk and Colin Cote represent Ward 7 on Lac La Biche County Council.
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