Local News

On April 14th, Legion Branch 97 gathered for a business meeting that ended with two organizations making their dreams come true. The branch used the Poppy Fund to donate $12,000 to Westlock Health Care.

Town of Barrhead councillors instruct admin to determine if there was a non-monetary way the municipality could "add value" to upcoming horse event

Elections Canada has issued a correction to the detailed estimates of voter turnout for the advanced polls after Lakeland This Week questioned an apparent 73 per cent drop in turnout for the Lakeland riding in Alberta. 

Council denies County Residential zoning application as submission doesn't meet the MDP's size requirement

More information on the structural fire in Westlock's industrial area.

County of Barrhead MPC approves guest house bringing it into compliance

School trustees were frustrated by the impact of the provincial change and how this would affect families’ abilities to afford busing for their children.

Sentencing hearing has been set for one of the four alleged attackers on an 18-year-old woman in Long Island Lake.

Extended bussing times a concern for trustees with earliest H.A.K route starting before 7 a.m.

More workers are needed for the federal election being held on April 28, with the largest numbers of vacancies in northern Alberta ridings, including Peace River-Westlock, Lakeland, and Fort McMurray-Cold Lake.