Fur farming is the practice of raising animals in captivity for their fur. Furs from animals caught in the wild are known as “wild fur”, as opposed to “farmed fur”. After demand for beaver furs dropped in the mid-nineteenth century, fur farming became more profitable. Fancy furs, such as mink and marten, continued to provide profits […]
The Lac La Biche Mission, a national historic site and a provincial historic resource, was once known as Notre Dame des Victoires. Joseph Cardinal had invited priests from the Oblates of Mary Immaculate to the area, which was visited on his invitation by Father J.B. Thibault in 1844. The mission was first established on the shores of Lac […]
Near the end of World War I, a great epidemic spread. Between 1918 and 1920, Spanish flu, a strain of H1N1 influenza, infected around 500 million people worldwide, killing between 50-100 million. It was spread partially due to infected soldiers returning from the war. The flu reached the Lac La Biche region around the end […]