Athabasca, Barrhead, Westlock News

'Cow and Plows' settlements could cost treaty rights, group says

Accepting compensation comes with concessions, Indigenous legal team warns

Mar 10, 2024 2:25 PM Read more >

Woodlands County won't buy security cameras for transfer sites

Councillors agree with administration in that cameras were too costly and would be ineffective

Mar 10, 2024 11:09 AM Read more >

EVs are heavier than gas cars, but are they harder on roads?

EVs often weigh more than their gas-powered counterparts because of their batteries, but they’re not the heaviest vehicles on the road - that would be transport trucks

Mar 10, 2024 10:25 AM Read more >

R.F. Staples Division 1 boys end year with bronze at zones

Junior high team defeated Edson in their final game at March 1-2 tournament

Mar 10, 2024 9:00 AM Read more >

ROAD REPORT: Town and Country road conditions and road cams

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

Mar 10, 2024 5:00 AM Read more >

County of Barrhead councillors approve FCSS budget

Executive director Karen Gariepy asks Barrhead municipalities for an additional $1,649 each to fund two per cent wage increase for staff

Mar 9, 2024 11:59 PM Read more >

Housing survey shows 59 per cent of people in Westlock region are ‘housing insecure’

Recommendations from survey results does not include a shelter

Mar 9, 2024 4:59 PM Read more >

Sale of Barrhead’s Schneider Lands put on hold

Tentative buyer of property asks for 180-day extension of cooling-off period

Mar 9, 2024 3:00 PM Read more >

Don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead tonight

Alberta changes from standard time to daylight saving time at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March each year.

Mar 9, 2024 12:15 PM Read more >

What can your local pharmacist do for you?

Alberta’s pharmacists do more than their peers in other provinces

Mar 9, 2024 9:00 AM Read more >

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