Westlock News

Weak leadership from Westlock County council and administration on the Horizon North deal created an environment ripe for chaos, according to the findings contained in the municipal inspection report released Aug. 30 by Municipal Affairs.

Alberta’s Minister of Children’s Services saw first-hand Sept. 5 how the Westlock Child Care Society has benefitted from the $25-dollar-a-day grant program at the Westlock Community Daycare.

The municipal inspection report is a mixed bag for Westlock County councillors, with some calling it scathing and others said it unfairly faults them.

Disrespectful and demeaning behaviour, unauthorized transactions and weak organizational leadership were just some of Westlock County’s issues identified in the 116-page municipal inspection report released Aug. 30.

The municipal inspection report released by Municipal Affairs Aug. 30 put Westlock County under the microscope, but councillors weren’t the only ones under scrutiny.

The results are out. Municipal Affairs released Westlock County’s municipal inspection report last Wednesday and now the county faces a looming Nov. 28 deadline to address the report’s 27 recommendations.

Transitional Solutions Inc. (TSI) has released the Westlock Collaboration Study that highlights opportunities for the area’s three municipalities to work together.

The long-awaited regional collaboration report is out and some municipal leaders are in favour, while others are still on the fence. Transitional Solutions Inc.

More than a year after Westlock County called for a Municipal Affairs inspection, councillors and residents will get their chance to see the results. Inspectors and representatives from Alberta Municipal Affairs will be in town Aug.

For more than 100 years the Westlock and District Agricultural Fair has been the community’s premiere summer festival.