Westlock News

What started as way of bringing Christmas cheer and raising school spirit at R.F. Staples School has taken on a life of its own. Teacher Stephen Womack’s week of playing the Elf on the Shelf has gone viral and garnered attention province wide.

If all goes to plan Tawatinaw Valley Ski Hill will become a tourist destination for winter and summer activities.

The Rotary Spirit Centre will be the site of the 2017 Alberta men’s curling championship. Known as the Boston Pizza Cup, the Feb.

Pembina North Community School parents are being asked whether their children should continue the daily recitation of the Lord’s Prayer at the school.

A deal for the ongoing operation of the Tawatinaw Ski Hill has been reached between Westlock County and an area businessman. The municipality announced the in-principle agreement (approved by a 4-2 council vote) on Friday, Nov.

No students were on board a Pembina Hills Public Schools bus that slid off the road and ended up in a ditch Nov. 16. Pembina Hills assistant Supt. of employee services and facilities and transportation David Garbutt said the driver of Bus No.

Peace River-Westlock MP Arnold Viersen has earned a role in interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose’s shadow cabinet. On Thursday, Nov.

Alberta PowerLine, the company behind the planned $1.49 billion Fort McMurray West 500-kV Transmission Project, has revealed it now favours the proposed west route for the development.

The Pembina Hills school division has a new official moniker. On Monday, Nov. 9, trustees voted 4-2 to change the division’s name to Pembina Hills Public Schools (PHPS) — its legal name, Pembina Hills Regional Division No. 7, remains the same.

Westlock County is in search of a new administrator after CAO Peter Kelly announced he will not stay on after his contract expires early next year.