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A Canada flag recovered from the rubble of W.R. Frose School in Fawcett was presented to the school’s namesake and former principal, who will hang it somewhere in the hamlet as a reminder of the changing nature of the farming community.

The Village of Clyde confirmed Matthew White has been elected to council by acclamation. Only White’s nomination form was received at the village office on Nomination Day Dec.

The Town of Westlock Fire Department, in conjunction with Westlock County Fire Department, has netted an impressive over 2,000 lbs of food and $3,000 in cash donations with more yet to be counted.

Local community support worker Janet Neil now has a profound knowledge of both sides of her job. With 17 years helping others, Neil found that she was having difficulty with her knees and joints. “With my job, at times it can be quite sedative.

The Westlock Ag Society honoured a local couple for close to 70 years of volunteering with the organization. At the society’s Nov.

A petty act of vandalism was cleaned up in short order thanks to the efforts of members of the area’s newest 4-H Club. On Nov. 27, Dennis and Sharon Cairns were startled by a loud cracking noise hitting their front window at about 10 p.m.

When Stu Lorencz saw the aftermath of the Fort McMurray fires, he was shocked. After witnessing so many people in need and desperation, it became clear to him that he had to do something. “They’ve been left there and they’re stuck there,” he said.

The Town of Westlock is the site of an innovative geothermal technology that is trying itself out for the first time in Canada’s sub-zero climate. The Prestige Group and A.P.E.

It takes a lot of time, effort and patience to reach 100 years, but for the parishioners of Clyde’s St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, it was unshakable faith that helped the parish reach a century.

Westlock’s newest doctor is embracing the wide open spaces and change in seasons that Canadians sometimes take for granted. Dr.