Westlock News

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.

A May 24 meeting between Westlock County officials and representatives from the Alberta government regarding the Echo Lake fire and the activities taking place on the Crown land where it started yielded few answers.

With the June 11 deadline for proposals to either purchase or manage the Tawatinaw Valley Ski Hill approaching, two parties toured the facilities last month and are readying proposals for Westlock County.

A petition calling on the Town of Westlock to support the construction of an outdoor splash park has already garnered more than 450 signatures, barely a week after it was created.

You’re allowed to use your backyard fire pit again, under certain conditions, in both the Town of Westlock and Westlock County after both municipalities downgraded last month’s fire bans to fire advisories.