Westlock News

The Village of Clyde is set to take Coun. Doug Nyal to court after council voted to disqualify him from office at their Feb. 12 meeting. In a 3-2 vote, Mayor Nat Dvernichuk and deputy mayor Christa Clausing supported Coun.

Usage numbers at the Rotary Spirit Centre and Westlock Aquatic Centre were down in 2017 compared to 2016, according to a report prepared for town council last month.

A fire that levelled a Westlock garage last week is not considered to be suspicious, says fire chief Stuart Koflick. In the early evening hours of Feb. 6 Westlock fire fighters responded to the scene of the garage fire on 106 St. and 103 Ave.

A Westlock-born videographer who recently launched a $50,000 YouTube series has just released a pilot episode for a new show, much of which was filmed in the Westlock area.

Dale Marshall learned Dec. 30 that it only takes a minute for a whole building to go up in flames as he watched his shop burn to the ground.

Peace River-Westlock MP Arnold Viersen is disappointed the Senate voted to change one line in O Canada, calling the ruling Liberal party out of touch with rank-and-file Canadians.

Students at Westlock Elementary School received a royal visitor Jan. 29. Alberta’s Lieutenant-Governor Lois Mitchell first addressed students at a school-wide assembly, where she emphasized the importance of reading and having a strong education.

Pembina Hills Public Schools trustees want to meet with Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Glenn van Dijken to seek clarification on the United Conservative Party’s proposed polices around education, particularly one proposal about “devolving” decision

Town council is eager for a meeting with its Westlock Regional Water Services Commission (WRWSC) partners to address Westlock County’s concerns, after they sent a letter to the minister of Municipal Affairs outlining grievances with the running of th

A snowstorm that swept through northern Alberta on the evening of Jan. 25 resulted in the cancellation of nearly all buses on the Westlock side of Pembina Hills Public Schools the next day, though most buses still ran on the Barrhead side.