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The Tawatinaw Valley Freeriders are joining up with the Zebra Child Protection Centre and three other ski clubs for the Zeetour Charity Raffle.

The Police Consultation Committee has settled on three priorities for the Westlock RCMP detachment to implement this year.

Emergency responders are only a text message away for people with hearing and speech impairments.

Local fire crews had their work cut out for them during last week’s deep freeze after a blaze gutted a garage north of Pickardville Jan. 11. The Westlock County Fire Department was alerted to the call at 5:37 p.m. on Wednesday.

A Westlock resident recently completed a 2,650 mile hike following an inland trail along the west coast that stretches from the Mexican border to the Canadian border. Julie Bourque has called Westlock home for most of her life, attending St.

They say that a good deed is its own reward, but for Kay Nestorovich her decades and decades of volunteering are coming back to thank her in spades. “I still volunteer a little bit,” she said.

Before she headed off to Kabul, Afghanistan to provide free dental work, Dr. Shideh Pejman admitted she was quite eager to go. “I’m feeling very, very, very, very excited,” she said. “I’m not nervous or anxious at all.

Most musicians are known for their non-stop work ethic, but Scott Cook is in a league of his own. The Alberta-born singer/songwriter makes his debut stop in Westlock at the Cultural Arts Theatre Jan. 6.

Students from Footworks Dance Academy showcased their talents to friends and family during the school's annual pre-Christmas performance at Barrhead Composite High School's drama theatre on Saturday, Dec. 17. Pictured: Tasrina Peacock catches Mikaela Widdup in the Performance Company's Christmas Town production. Also shown are Oliva Walker and Zoe Kaplan (far right).

It turns out Santa really likes Barrhead. For at least the fifth time in the last three weeks Santa Claus was spotted in Barrhead, this time it was the Agrena on Sunday, Dec. 19. Besides a free evening of skating attendees got a surprise gift box and a chance to talk to Santa. Pictured: Kate Fitzpatrick with Santa.