Westlock News

Westlock County will form a committee to oversee discussions and provide recommendations regarding Pembina River flood hazard area development policies going forward.

Though Pembina Hills Public Schools trustees welcome a review of the current enrolment-driven education funding formula as recommended by the Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances, they would rather see the review focus on funding transportation ba

Getting good value for Albertans tax dollars is key to the UCP government’s mandate, says Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock MLA Glenn van Dijken and a report released last week by an independent panel is the first step towards to curtailing spending and el

Transparency, fiscal responsibility, accountability and better communication were frequent topics as Westlock County Div. 5 residents had a chance to hear from all four candidates hoping to fill the empty seat on county council last week.

A 57-year-old man is dead following an early-morning Sept. 9 head-on crash on Highway 44 near Pickardville. At approximately 5:15 a.m. Sept. 9, Westlock RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 44 north of Township Road 585.

A Westlock County man has put his name forward to run as the candidate for the newly formed People’s Party of Canada in the Peace River-Westlock constituency in the upcoming federal election.

St. Mary School Grade 2 teacher Courtney Bayuk was busy preparing her classroom last week for students who returning to the class Sept. 3.

The housing market in Westlock has seen an increase in the number of listings for sale in the last six years, but not enough buyers to balance those numbers, a problem which extends beyond the area to the provincial and even national level.

Westlock County Div. 5 voters will have a chance to meet all four candidates running in the Sept. 17 byelection at an all-candidates forum set for Sept. 5 at Pine Valley Hall in Tawatinaw.

Elvis Presley tribute artist Adam Fitzpatrick was one of 13 performers to grace the stage at the Blue Suede Music Festival in Busby Aug. 23-25. The 11th-annual festival saw more than 3,000 fans of the King of Rock n’ Roll make their way to Busby.