Athabasca, Barrhead, Westlock News

Council changes mind on Fort Assiniboine intersection request

Signage to remain as-is; speeding a concern for residents

Oct 20, 2024 9:26 AM Read more >

Eighteen young Albertans died while receiving intervention services since April. Sixteen were Indigenous.

Indigenous children are 17 times more likely to be removed from their families and put in the child welfare system than non-Indigenous youth in Canada, according to a 2019 Canadian Incidence Study on Reported Child Abuse and Neglect.

Oct 20, 2024 7:45 AM Read more >

Westlock County has sufficient cemetery capacity for 30 years

Expansion alternatives include land purchases, more above-ground columbariums

Oct 20, 2024 6:25 AM Read more >

OCTOBER 20 ROAD REPORT: Town and Country road conditions and cams

Get a look at your commute - click for up-to-date conditions map and road cameras

Oct 20, 2024 5:00 AM Read more >

New board works to restore Barrhead historical society's fortunes

New president, vice-president present update to councillors after turbulent year

Oct 19, 2024 5:25 PM Read more >

Westlock County plans user-friendly maps of cemeteries

Council hears Cemetery Strategic Plan update

Oct 19, 2024 1:24 PM Read more >

Athabasca mayors laud province's plan for future rural family doctors

$16 million bursary to attract family physicians to rural Alberta first step of new Rural Health Action Plan

Oct 19, 2024 10:59 AM Read more >

Westlock residents will see no increase in franchise fees in 2025

Franchise fees for natural gas and electricity will stay at current rates

Oct 19, 2024 8:59 AM Read more >

Gallery: Barrhead Steelers open season with a win

Oct 19, 2024 6:58 AM Read more >

Alberta reports record increase of HIV cases

The number of new reported HIV cases jumped 73 per cent in 2023.

Oct 19, 2024 6:45 AM Read more >

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