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Municipalities can't agree on library funding

Municipalities can't agree on library funding

There has been little movement in the town and county’s disagreement over library funding during the last several months, leaving the board wondering whether it will be able to keep the facility’s doors open.
Westlock County issues total fire ban

Westlock County issues total fire ban

Following the massive Echo Lake fire over the weekend, Westlock County has instituted a complete fire ban. Enacted at 9:30 a.m. May 14, the ban means no open fires are allowed within the municipality.
Echo Lake fire under control

Echo Lake fire under control

An investigation is now underway following a sprawling, but now under control, 150-hectare blaze that started near Echo Lake on Township Road 592A Saturday afternoon.
Industrial park turning lanes shelved until 2019

Industrial park turning lanes shelved until 2019

A 38-kilometre section of Highway 44 south of Westlock will be repaved this summer at a cost of $21.5 million, but the stretch in front of and the new turning lanes into the Westlock County Industrial Park will wait at least another year.
MLA hands out CFEP cash

MLA hands out CFEP cash

Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Glenn van Dijken was in town May 4 to hand out some a little than $30,000 in provincial grant money to two local organizations with big plans.
From floods to fires

From floods to fires

If it’s not one thing it’s another this spring in Westlock County. The Local State of Emergency due to overland flooding was called off April 30, the same day the municipality announced a fire restriction to try to avoid accidental fires.
State of emergency is over

State of emergency is over

Westlock County’s week-long State of Local Emergency, which saw at least three bridges and 21 roads closed due to washed-out culverts, or being completely under water, is over. The municipality declared a State of Local Emergency at 4:30 p.m.
Drivers ignoring road closures

Drivers ignoring road closures

With the State of Local Emergency and grass fire season here, Westlock County has its hands full. However, the municipality is also having a problem with a few residents who are ignoring road closures and even damaging, or removing barriers.
SUV crashes through collapsed road

SUV crashes through collapsed road

What was supposed to be a simply grocery run turned into a nightmare for an area mother and her daughter as floodwaters overtook roads in Westlock County April 23.
MLA no fan of Budget 2018

MLA no fan of Budget 2018

Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Glenn van Dijken criticized the NDP for passing yet another high-deficit budget, arguing the province should do more to scrutinize expenses and cut costs.
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