Westlock News

The current president of Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock Progressive Conservative (PC) Constituency Association says he is uncertain of how the upcoming leadership race will impact their upcoming AGM on Friday, Feb. 25.

The Town of Westlock has hired a new construction company to take over the Spirit Centre project, but it will still be several weeks before a final budget and timeline are confirmed. Brenex Construction Ltd.

Jeffery Straker sings at the Cultural Arts Theatre on Feb. 11. He is described as "addicted to the piano,” and his infectious personality had the audience cheering and laughing all night. The Saskatchewan-born performer is constantly on the go, performing over 100 shows a year across the country for the past few years.

An architectural technology student originally from Westlock recently won the top prize in a competition to come up with an environmentally-sustainable design for the Canadian Western Bank’s new main branch in Edmonton.

Balon Construction is now officially no longer the contractor on the Spirit Centre project, in accordance with a Court of Queen’s Bench ruling last Wednesday that allows the town to retake control of the project.

Moose wandering around on the home quarter of myself and my wife Joan just south of Dapp are a pretty rare sight, and to have one in the yard is even rarer. When one turned up in our farm yard the Saturday morning of Jan.

Larry Bourque attempts to draw polka dots while Ethan Patrick (left) and Konnor Smerychynski try to guess what it is while playing Pictionary at Saint Mary School's second annual games night. The event, which was put on by the school council, gave kids and their parents an opportunity to play several different board games and card games.

Alberta teachers will get a 4.3 per cent increase in their pay after talks broke down between the Alberta Teachers’ Association, the Alberta School Boards Association and the province.

The Spirit Centre project could go over budget and be delayed as a result of the town seeking to replace the project’s contractor, mayor Bruce Lennon said Friday.

A 10-year-old Vimy girl is selling her paintings to help send kids who have undergone brain surgery to camp. Rachelle Zadunayski, 10, recently underwent surgery to treat a cyst on her brain, which inspired her to help others.