Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Westlock, Athabasca, Barrhead News and Information

Starting a business in a pandemic

What may have seemed like a counter-intuitive move is paying off for local entrepreneurs

Feb 24, 2022 11:00 AM Read more >

Aspen View revises return to school plan

Parents notified masks will no longer be required for students as per the Government of Alberta

Feb 9, 2022 4:21 PM Read more >

Aspen Primary Care Network offering virtual COVID assessment and reporting

Program implemented Jan. 11 to handle high Omicron variant numbers

Jan 23, 2022 11:00 AM Read more >

Multiplex will stick with REP until spring

Committee will re-evaluate in March

Jan 21, 2022 1:00 PM Read more >

Westlock County climbs to 100 active cases, with another 125 cases identified in Athabasca and Barrhead

Alberta rises to all-time new record for lab-identified active cases at 62,733

Jan 14, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

Nose or throat? Experts say to use rapid test swabs as directed

Recent social media posts have fed into the notion that swabbing the throat with a COVID-19 rapid antigen test kit might yield more accurate results against the Omicron variant than only testing for virus in the nostrils.

Jan 13, 2022 9:15 AM Read more >

Updated Athabasca COVID-19 numbers climbing

Region jumps in numbers since Christmas, New Year

Jan 4, 2022 5:10 PM Read more >

Province closely monitoring new COVID Omicron variant

The new COVID-19 variant was first detected in South Africa and has been declared a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization.

Dec 1, 2021 2:15 PM Read more >

Children aged 5-11 now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Children now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine.

Nov 22, 2021 12:15 PM Read more >

Janssen COVID-19 vaccine now available in Alberta

Another option for COVID-19 vaccine now available in Alberta.

Nov 18, 2021 12:15 PM Read more >