is a town in the province of
Alberta ,
Canada . It is located approximately 300 km north of the provincial capital of
Edmonton .
Population: 2776 (2005)
Lac La Biche is one of Alberta's oldest communities, with its recorded history dating back to explorer
David Thompson 's passage in
1798 . The community is supported by the
Oil Patch ,
Logging ,
Forestry , and
Commercial Fishing .
Lac La Biche is an ethnically diverse community, and can boast of having one of the first
Mosque s in Alberta. The Lac La Biche Mission is a national historic site and was one of the first
Residential School s in Alberta.
