Local News

Fire chief explains necessity of extra administrative assistant hours

Gary Hove says less time spent on data entry means he and his deputy chief can spend more time on important items

Dec 19, 2019 3:51 PM Read more >

Exchange teacher says goodbye to WES

Gemma Walker and her family are heading back to Australia after a year in the community

Dec 19, 2019 12:15 PM Read more >

Boyle gathers for Christmas dinner

Tenth-annual Boyle Community Christmas Supper held Dec. 11

Dec 19, 2019 8:30 AM Read more >

Community comes together for 27th-annual Athabasca Community Christmas Dinner

Close to 1,200 people attended Dec. 12 at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex

Dec 18, 2019 3:35 PM Read more >

Barrhead Public Library presents lean budget

Library director Elaine Dickie tells municipal councillors they will be asking them to contribute more in 2021 and 2022

Dec 18, 2019 12:17 PM Read more >

Town of Westlock ratepayers face 1.95 per cent tax increase

Council passes municipality’s operating and capital budgets at its Dec. 9 meeting

Dec 18, 2019 8:34 AM Read more >

Proposed sand mining project still in early planning stages

Around 200 Athabasca-area residents attend Dec. 10 Athabasca Minerals Inc. open house

Dec 17, 2019 3:50 PM Read more >

Barrhead FCSS asks for $15K increase

Barrhead and District FCSS executive director makes joint pitch to town and county councils

Dec 17, 2019 12:30 PM Read more >

Wexit Alberta seeking local signatures

Organizers, who’ll be in Westlock Dec. 17, need more than 7,800 people to sign to register new party

Dec 17, 2019 8:40 AM Read more >

Northern Lights Spiritus Singers pack the Nancy Appleby

Believe in Christmas ran Dec. 13-15

Dec 16, 2019 12:25 PM Read more >