Westlock News

The numbers are in and rural physician recruitment in the Westlock area continues to grow.

Eight weeks. That's how long Westlock County councillors will wait until they'll find out whether they'll get a full Municipal Affairs inspection following the completion of the ministry's initial review earlier this month.

Weeks after a flash flood brought on by relentless rain, several businesses are still struggling to cope with the aftermath of what’s being called a once-in-a-generation phenomenon. Water levels have long-since subsided from the Aug.

While many basements and streets flooded Aug. 22, the town’s multi-million dollar Southview project was spared. Town of Westlock CAO Dean Krause says despite the flash flood, the impact to the $5.

Westlock County’s search for a new CAO is over. Following a special meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 31, council announced the hiring of Leo Ludwig as the municipality’s newest CAO — the county’s sixth in the past three years.

Despite a final figure for insurance claims from last month’s flood potentially months away, indications from a national industry association are that it could be eight figures.

The Town of Westlock and areas of Westlock County were slammed with a once-in-a-generation flash flood Monday night that filled hundreds of basements with water, closed roads and devastated businesses.

It takes much more than a natural disaster to knock a community down. Back in May Fort McMurray was evacuated due to a massive wildfire that destroyed a good portion of the city, burning homes and businesses in its path.

After an overland flood advisory for the Westlock area was lifted in the early hours of Aug. 23, residents of the Town of Westlock set about recovering from the worst local flood on record since the 1970s.

Last week’s flash flood had a varying impact on Westlock businesses, some of which had their whole basements flooded and others escaping with minimal damage.