Westlock News

A string of break-ins in the rural parts of Westlock County last month has local law enforcement urging residents to take extra precautions, like removing keys from their tractors and installing gates at the entrance to their property.

Municipal Affairs has approved the Town of Westlock’s application for financial assistance through the Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) for damage incurred in the Aug. 22, 2016 overland flood as part of $4.

Fresh off her stunning three-vote victory in Oct. 16 Municipal Election, Div. 3 Coun. Lou Hall has made history becoming Westlock County’s first-ever female reeve.

According to Pembina Hills Public Schools numbers, Westlock Elementary School and R.F. Staples are down 69 students from last year, including an “unprecedented” drop of 22 Kindergarten and early childhood programming children.

The Oct. 16 Municipal Election meant the end of the line for the majority of incumbent Westlock County councillors. For some it was the end of one term, while for others it meant retirement from politics. For reeve and Div.

Westlock County voters all but cleaned house in the Oct. 16 Municipal Election, returning only one incumbent to the seven-seat council. Out of 5,425 eligible votes, 37.

Voters gave their resounding support to sell the Tawatinaw Valley ski hill last week. Of the Westlock County residents who cast a ballot in the Oct. 16 plebiscite, 1,028 people voted “yes” and 866 said “no” to getting rid of the hill. Div.

With the dust settling on the Oct. 16 Municipal Election, the Town of Westlock’s new councillors are reflecting on their campaigns and figuring out the municipality’s priorities for the next four years.

Both area MLAs, as well as Westlock’s mayor, are opposed to the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission’s recommendation to join the Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock and Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater constituencies into a new riding.

Westlock County residents voted overwhelmingly for change in the Oct. 16 Municipal Election with six rookie councillors elected. In addition to three of the four incumbents losing their races, the biggest drama played out the following morning, Oct.