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

Town council shoots down additional COVID restrictions

Issue discussed, but no motions were brought forward

Sep 16, 2021 12:00 PM Read more >

Pedersen’s Public Health Act tickets adjourned yet again

Freedom rally organizer faces 10 PHA tickets that add up to $12,000 in fines; next court date is Oct. 13

Sep 14, 2021 2:00 PM Read more >

Back on the links and back on the highway

Road to Hope Golf Classic a great success

Sep 14, 2021 11:00 AM Read more >

Westlock’s mayor not ready to endorse vaccine passport letter signed by a dozen Edmonton-area mayors

Ralph Leriger says more people need to be vaccinated

Sep 14, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >

Pembina Hills trustees reject masking in schools at Sept. 8 meeting

School board receives huge public outcry in the form of dozens of e-mails, letters and phone calls, as well as demonstration by parents outside Pembina Hills regional office

Sep 8, 2021 6:30 PM Read more >

Aspen View now requires masks inside schools

Changes to provincial regulations prompt immediate review

Sep 8, 2021 11:54 AM Read more >

Athabasca COVID cases on the rise again

No plans to reinstate municipal mask mandates, say CAOs

Aug 30, 2021 4:00 PM Read more >

Forty active cases of COVID-19 identified in Westlock, Barrhead, Athabasca

AHS reports more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours

Aug 26, 2021 11:00 AM Read more >

Pembina Hills will not impose health measures beyond the province’s guidelines

Students and staff will have to wear masks on buses and those with COVID symptoms will have to isolate until at least Sept. 27

Aug 21, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >

Active cases of COVID-19 pop up again locally

Westlock, Athabasca and Barrhead were COVID-free at the start of August

Aug 9, 2021 6:00 PM Read more >