| HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | Tom Maccagno, son of MLA Michael Maccagno, was born in Lac La Biche, Alberta. A conservationist and lawyer, he served as Mayor of Lac La Biche from 1989 to 1994. He has published articles for Alberta History, Wild Lands Advocate, Nature Alberta, and the Edmonton Journal. He is a member of the Alberta Wilderness Association and the Lac La Biche Mission Historical Preservation Society, President of the Lac La Biche Birding Society, and also served as Director of the Lac La Biche Fisheries Enhancement Group. Maccagno was awarded the Golden Jubilee Medal and Canada’s Recreational Fisheries Award in 2002 and the Conservation Gold Community Award in 2003. Maccagno died in 2012. |