Westlock News

Local municipal politicians are speaking out against the provincial carbon tax. The Town of Westlock passed a motion Jan.

Results of the upcoming federal census will determine whether the Town of Westlock will pay for its policing.

A recent report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) comparing municipal spending to population growth has left members of local governments shaking their heads.

The stork came eight days early for a Vimy family. Krystin Barnett and Cody Bogacki welcomed Elissa Marie Rene Bogacki to their family Jan. 1 at 11 a.m. at the Westlock Healthcare Centre. Baby Elissa came in weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces.

Being a mother, working as a licensed practical nurse and battling fires may sound like a lot to keep up with, but it’s all in a week’s work for Shauna Biro, who was awarded the Town of Westlock Fire Department’s Firefighter of the Year award Dec.

A Westlock County landowner wants $15,000 from the county in compensation for lost crops after several years of flooding he says the municipality is ignoring.

Westlock County reeve Don Savage says he has no financial stake in Tawatinaw’s Pine Valley Resort. At a special Dec.

The aftermath of the August floods is panning out for local business owner Blair Kneller. After the basement of his Home Hardware franchise on 106 St. and 100 Ave. flooded during the Aug.

The Jarvie Water Treatment Plant is still in limbo. Al Scott, Westlock County’s director of engineering and infrastructure, told county council Dec.

A water main break flooded several businesses on 106 St. between 99 and 100 Ave. on Dec. 19, forcing the Town of Westlock to shut down the road and dig the damaged pipes up. That did little to dampen the holiday spirit, however.