Westlock News

The Friends of Tawatinaw are not giving up their ski hill without a fight. Over 120 people piled into a scorching 36 C Pine Valley Ski Resort chalet at Tawatinaw Aug.

The Hope Resource Centre (HRC), which supports women and families in the Westlock region through incidents of family violence, will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary in September.

A study to determine the state of the roads in Westlock County is well underway and should be completed soon. “We’re well over half completed.

Westlock County council took a second look at the Friends of Tawatinaw Valley proposal to operate the Tawatinaw Ski Hill last week, but came to the same conclusion — the facility will close Oct. 1 unless a buyer is found.

About 75 members of the Wounded Warriors Weekend Foundation organization made a stop in Westlock last week for a weekend retreat. On Aug.

When someone in need asks you for your help what do you do? And if they offered you an 18 karat gold necklace, what would you say? On July 26, around 11:30 a.m. Thamas Biggs and her father Albert Dean were faced with these same questions.

The soon-to-be-legal cannabis market won’t exactly be the wild west, seeing as the list of requirements for the budding industry is quite demanding for those looking to enter it. Ask Joe Renaud.

Westlock County is officially getting out of the ski hill business. Following in-camera discussions at their July 24 meeting, councillors voted 7-0 to permanently close the Tawatinaw Valley Ski Hill Oct. 1.

There is very little progress to report on the proposed waterline to the hamlets north of Westlock as members of the Westlock Regional Water Services Commission (WRWSC) have been unable to come to an agreement on the project for more than six months.

Westlock is a step closer to its first legal cannabis store after town council moved its amended land-use bylaw to first reading July 16. A public hearing will now be held Aug.