Westlock News

Westlock County council recognizes there are a number of unsatisfactorily maintained roads in the municipality and are asking for patience as it figures out how to go about fixing them.

The Westlock Municipal Library will continue operations as usual after Westlock County agreed to provide funds it had held back while questioning the town about a substantial rent increase.

Sheldon Fraser has mixed feelings about his retirement, though his students have been pretty vocal about what they think. “I had one little girl that sobbed the whole class,” he said. “At one point she pulled her shirt over her head.

For Dan and Linda McDonald, teaching at Westlock Elementary School (WES) was more than just a job or even a career, it was a way of life.

An application by a budding entrepreneur to sell cannabis in Westlock is now awaiting approval.

Intense winds that ripped through the Westlock region June 10-11 knocked out power to at least 750 homes, forcing workers to scramble to keep the lights on for area residents.

Westlock Volunteer Fire Department captain William Smith has been on the job for 40 years and was recognized by Lt. -Gov Lois Mitchell at a recent ceremony honouring firefighters from across the province.

The Westlock Rural Fire Department, which operated out of the Westlock County Industrial Park, has been dissolved due to deteriorating conditions of the fire hall, known as Station 3.

If you see a university student looking through your waste bin this summer, don’t be alarmed as they’re supposed to be there. GFL Environmental Inc., the waste collector for the Town of Westlock, is conducting a recycle audit of the municipality.

Town of Westlock deputy mayor Murtaza Jamaly returned from a national conference on the east coast last week that included a face-to-face with federal infrastructure minister Amarjeet Sohi.