Westlock News

Cellphones will not be allowed in any R.F. Staples classroom during class time when the new school year gets underway in September.

A Westlock County man who has not been shy about expressing his concerns with some of the decisions made by council will run for the vacant Division 5 councillor seat in a Sept. 17 byelection.

Village of Clyde council approved the municipality’s capital budget last week and will meet the extended deadline of Aug. 1 to submit the document to the province.

Upgrades to make the Westlock Curling Rink more accessible may be put on hold after it was discovered an additional $80,000 is required to complete the renovations.

All three of Westlock’s cannabis retail outlets have now received their licences from Alberta Liquor Gaming and Cannabis and at least one expects to be distributing product this week.

While much could change with the release of the provincial budget in the fall, Pembina Hills Public Schools currently anticipates an operating deficit of $2.

Westlock Regional Water Services Commission manager Edward LeBlanc said the waterline north is about 48 per cent complete.

Dissatisfaction with the provincial government’s recent Bill 9 led to a protest near the Westlock Healthcare Centre last week.

Westlock RCMP Staff Sgt. Al Baird presented his quarterly crime report to town council June 24, comparing statistics from the last several years and commenting on some of the frustrations they face when dealing with repeat offenders.

Westlock County’s Division 5 seat is now open after the resignation of first-term councillor Darrell Osmond.