Lac La Biche - Winter 2004 Local attractions and events

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Welcome all participants of the 2004 Canadian Pulp & Paper Curling Championships! We hope you enjoy your stay here while in Lac La Biche and have time to enjoy our hospitality and take in some of the other events and attractions that are happening during your stay!
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Portage Pool  - Located at Portage College in Lac La Biche, your welcoming package includes one free pass to this outstanding facility so you can have a relaxing swim in the pool, soak those sore muscles in the large hot tub, or melt away the days tensions in the steam room. 

2004 Festival of Speed - March 6 & 7 
An increasingly popular event, with the addition of snowmobile drag races this event promises excitement for all ages! A world class track is laid out right in front of the town's McArthur place, with large public parking lots and a wide road around the perimeter of the track you can see it all. From the bumper-bumping rubber to ice class to the 100+ mph unlimited stud class, add in vantage points from anywhere on the track and you have it all!   For more info, click here.

2004 Peewee Pond Hockey Tournament - March 6
On Saturday, March 6th, the Kinsmen Club of Lac La Biche is hosting the premiere hockey tournament to hit Alberta this year. 24 pre-novice, novice, and atom teams from all over Alberta will compete in the first Pond Hockey Tournament ever to be played on Lac La Biche Lake. Teams will compete on rinks carved out of the ice and will play hockey the way it was meant to be played, for the fun of it. No red lines, no blue lines, no face-off circles, just 2 nets, 1 puck, and kids that want to play hockey. For more info on this exciting event, click here.

Lac La Biche Cross Country Ski Loppet - March 6 & 7
This annual cross-country skiing Loppet is held at Shaw Lake, in Lakeland Provincial Park. It includes classical and skating events that are hosted by the Lac La Biche Nordic Ski Club. Distances vary from 3 km- 30km and all levels of expertise are welcome.
Visit www.laclabicheregion.ab.ca/images/Maps/lakel_canoe_j.jpg for a map or visit www.out-there.com/xcs_m-ab.htm for more information on Nodic Skiing.