Westlock News

Most businesses in Westlock will soon be required to help fund economic development with annual $100 business licences beginning next year. Town council passed two business-licensing bylaws at its Dec.

A petition calling for a provincial inquiry into Westlock County council and administration’s activities is still short of the necessary 1,600 signatures, its proponent says.

After an in-camera discussion, Westlock County councillors reaffirmed unanimous support for having administration try to open the Tawatinaw Valley Ski Hill on Boxing Day. Councillors help a special meeting Dec.

Westlock County has plans to spend $4.7 million on capital projects this year, with funding coming from a combination of grants, reserves and special levies. Council discussed and approved the 2015 Capital Budget at its Dec.

Eleanor Hall School Grade 1 students Jenna St. Louis, Jaxon Lorimer and Mya Dzivinski joined the rest of their class in singing Christmas is a Time to Sing during the school's afternoon Christmas concert last Tuesday, Dec. 16 in Clyde. Schools around the region are now closed for the Christmas break.

Westlock County aims to open the Tawatinaw Valley Ski Hill on Boxing Day, but it might take a Christmas miracle to make that happen. Following an in-camera discussion at its Dec.

Westlock-area residents can expect to pay less money to the Westlock Foundation when their 2015 municipal tax bills come around.

Westlock County council has authorized an additional $500,000 to address water-related issues with the new $2-million yet-to-be-opened Tawatinaw Valley ski chalet.

Silhouette Dance Productions hosted its annual Christmas show for children between the ages of three to five at the Cultural Arts Theatre on Saturday. Following the show Farrah Boissonault gave a fist bump to Santa Claus, who made a special appearance.

Prince Edward Island's Cynthia MacLeod and Gordon Belsher brought some infectious East-Coast music to the Cultural Arts Theatre last Friday with storyteller Nils Ling (not pictured) with their show The Truth About Christmas. MacLeod and Belsher played some of their favourite Maritime tunes while Ling entertained the crowds with Christmas-related stories and anecdotes.