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A community garden in Westlock is one step closer to fruition with Westlock town council approving a site. Town council unanimously passed a motion at the Jan. 12 meeting to provide up to 1.

With KidSport Westlock now officially open for business, any kid in this area who wants to take part in organized sports will get that opportunity. Anthony Ferdinand, president of the local chapter, said he's proud to announce that after two years of fundraising, the group is ready to accept applications — thanks in no small part to support from the entire community.

Despite the closure of the schools they were housed in, the libraries in the communities of Jarvie and Fawcett will remain, albeit with some changes.

What’s better than raising more than $20,000 for cancer? Raising more than $20,000 for cancer and keeping the money right in our community.

At this time of year, most people are doing their best to cope with the post-holiday blues, but for others, the party is just about to get started. Westlock’s Ukrainian Dance Society is getting ready for their annual Malanka celebration on Jan.

Westlock and area residents may get the opportunity to put their green thumbs to work this summer if a community garden project successfully launches.

Preparing for a new provincial budget and possible cuts in education funding, aligning with the new Education Act and pushing for an increase to transportation funding are on tap for the Pembina Hills school division in 2015, says board chair Kim Web

From the personal perspective of Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Maureen Kubinec, growing Alberta’s tourism industry and dealing with a drop in oil prices are among the biggest challenges for the year ahead.

Despite being in his last term in federal politics, Westlock-St. Paul MP Brian Storseth says he is very much looking forward to 2015, and believes it will be even better than the last year.

Students at St. Mary School “shared the light of (their) faith” in a candlelight ceremony on Dec. 15, where they were able to raise $700 for a Nigerian seminary’s agricultural program. The students crowded into the gymnasium at St.