Westlock News

Five Westlock community members were honoured last Tuesday as recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Rose Bibby, Tom McConaghy, Wayne Peyre, Leo Seguin and Sheila Trueblood were all at Westlock-St.

In terms of response times, the Town of Westlock Fire Department is well above average.

Darion Higgins (left) delivers a kick to Tom Liber, both of Westlock, at the first-ever Westlock Taekwondo Club tournament held on Saturday at the community Hall. All told, there were 113 athletes at the tournament, competing in two disciplines — patterns and sparring.

The future of the Westlock and District Seniors and Disabled bus is starting to take shape with the distribution of a survey looking into the transportation needs of the community.

With the closure of Jarvie and W.R. Frose School in Fawcett now a likelihood, the Westlock Municipal Library — which maintains permanent collections in both communities — is looking at possible solutions to serve both hamlets, such a “bookmobile.

Champion Feeds had to close its doors temporarily after a fire knocked the facility out of commission early last Wednesday morning. Around 5 a.m. on Feb.

Pembina Hills school division trustees voted unanimously Wednesday to close W.R. Frose School and Jarvie School and convert Dapp School into an elementary and junior high school effective Sept.

Tillers Folly, (L-R) Nolan Murray, Bruce Coughlan and Laurence Knight, took to the Cultural Arts Theatre stage on March 1, playing to a full house. It was the second-last CATS show of the season. Motus O Dance hits the stage on March. 15.

The evening of Feb. 13 began like any other for one Linaria household, but would soon be changed forever when a small chimney fire took a turn for the worst.

A Vimy-area family is in shock after waking up last Sunday morning to find their house had been hit by two bullets while they slept.