Westlock News

Town ratepayers will see their taxes rise 2.8 per cent in the coming year, which comes out to an additional $62.04 per year, or $5.17 per month, for the average household.

There was no wrecking ball to swing and no button to push as the 49-year-old, 30-metre high Eastglen Water Tower was de-constructed slowly over three days last week in a piece-by-piece operation.

There will be a new face at the table when Village of Clyde council meets in the new year. Art Purdy was declared the winner of a byelection in the village Dec.

Westlock will welcome four new paramedics in the coming weeks which will help provide the region with 24-hour coverage. The new paramedics were part of a Dec.

Effective Dec. 18, changes to Canada’s Criminal Code will allow police to immediately demand a roadside breath test from anyone they pull over during a traffic stop, or even at a checkstop.

A heavy snowfall on Dec. 2 resulted in a total of 18 bus route cancellations on the Westlock side of Pembina Hills Public Schools (PHPS). Westlock Elementary, R.F.

A joint investigation by Westlock RCMP and Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) ended with a local couple being charged and more than $85,000 in illicit drugs being taken off the street last week.

Exploration in the Tawatinaw Valley this fall didn’t turn up any gravel, but did yield some sand. Westlock County director of infrastructure Al Scott reported to council on the exploration’s findings at its Nov. 27 meeting.

Business owners around the Town of Westlock are fed up with the crime in this town and are pleading for something to be done. Town councillors heard the message loud and clear when a group of local business owners showed up at their Nov.

The 49-year-old Eastglen Water Tower will remain standing for at least one more week as the finishing touches are put on the electronic pumping controls of the new underground reservoir.