Lac La Biche County Council has adopted 15 key resolutions as a roadmap for building on our community's strengths, enhancing residents' quality of life, and deepening our relationships with our partners.
The resolutions
This page is a work in progress, and will be updated regularly with new information as we make progress towards each of these objectives. In the near future, clicking on each resolution will take you to a new page with information about the County projects, programs and services that are helping us reach that specific goal.
For text-only versions of these resolutions, please use the drop-down menus at the bottom of this page.
Text-only and reader-friendly resolutions, grouped by category:
Tourism & Recreation Resolutions
- Conduct a feasibility study for the development of a lagoon, evaluation potential locations, economic benefits, and environmental impacts.
- Develop a detailed plan for expanding sports tourism and events, in collaboration with tourism partners, and create a comprehensive marketing package to promote the region as a sports tourism destination.
- Explore and pursue viable options for a conference centre/hotel, including potential locations, business partners, and economic feasibility.
- Procure water transport options for emergency response and tourism within Lac La Biche County, including identifying suitable vessels and an implementation strategy.
- Develop a growth strategy to support public and private campground facilities, including streamlining permitting processes and identifying potential bylaw amendments.
Quality of Life Resolutions
- Stabilize and secure the existing clinic infrastructure while developing a long-term plan to enhance regional healthcare services, including options for a modernized facility.
- Develop a Safe Community Plan leveraging technology, tools, training and education (in collaboration with Portage College) to enhance applied research through new technological innovations.
- Conduct a comprehensive Housing Needs Assessment to identify gaps, challenges, and opportunities in affordable rental housing, including multi-unit developments, and work with the development industry to address needs.
- Collaborate with Portage College in meeting the needs of students and community housing.
- Work collaboratively with Portage College to identify, zone, and subdivide lands required for both the trades lab and housing projects, and furthermore, have agreements in place for both sections of land to be acquired by the College with a targeted completion date of January 2026.
Industry Attraction Resolutions
- Conduct a feasibility study for industrial recycling operations to support a circular economy and job creation, in collaboration with Indigenous communities, private businesses, and industry stakeholders.
- Develop a Work & Live Strategy to attract and retain workers in Lac La Biche County by promoting key benefits such as transportation accessibility, education opportunities, and quality of life.
- Provide a report on shovel-ready and development-ready lands inventory for industrial, commercial, and residential development.
- Collaborate with a third-party consultant to develop a long-term Rail Transport Strategy, exploring opportunities for freight, commuter, and tourism connectivity.
- Develop a streamlined system to enhance engagement with the Economic Development Advisory Committee and the Industrial Committee for more effective collaboration and decision-making.
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