Westlock News

The Town of Westlock’s 100th anniversary homecoming celebration is finally here and for many that means July 1-3 will be filled with food music and friends.

Bud Massey will remain as Westlock County reeve. Following an in-camera session at council’s June 14 meeting, a vote to have Massey removed as reeve was defeated 4-3.

Westlock County ratepayers may be on the hook for more than $200,000 after an investigation into a lease agreement has uncovered a significant deficit.

Westlock County is on the hunt for a new administrator for the second time this year, and the third time since 2014, after CAO Duane Coleman announced his resignation last week.

A lockdown of a public section of land last summer has helped calm dangerous and illegal activity, but residents in the Echo Lake area say there’s still room for improvement.

After nine long years, an investigation into finding the killer of an 89-year-old Westlock man remains ongoing. While technically considered a historical homicide, RCMP say the investigation into the unsolved murder of Doug Smith is active.

What does it take to make a 13-year-old have the brightest smile you ever saw … like he had just won the big lottery? For Shay Chappotelle, a fourth-year member with the Pembina West 4-H Beef Club, it was the moment he realized he had won the Distric

While many Fort McMurray grads missed their chance to walk the stage and toss their caps, at least one got that chance thanks to the kindness of students and staff at St. Mary School.

A Westlock woman became the target of scammers after she replied to a fraudulent job ad that appeared in an area newspaper. And the emergence of job scams locally has the RCMP warning employment seekers to watch out for phony recruitment ads.

Weed control, structural design safety and electromagnetic radiation are just a few concerns a local farmer has if a proposed power line project comes through Westlock County.