Westlock News

Westlock area firefighters gave no second thought to responding when called upon last week to assist in the Slave Lake area wildfire efforts. Cpt.

Charges are pending against the driver of a van towing a motorhome that flipped on its side on Highway 18 last week.

Westlock area firefighters, equipment and expertise headed north last week to do their part to keep communities close to expanding wildfires safe.

Westlock RCMP are investigating after two businesses were robbed by masked men last week. The Esso gas station on Highway 44 was robbed by an individual wearing a ski mask May 22 at about 10:30 p.m., while the Westlock Liquor Store on 107 St.

Alberta’s new United Conservative government delivered its first throne speech last week and as expected, repealing the carbon tax, introduced by the NDP, is first on the agenda.

The Town of Westlock has earmarked land, and will pen letters of support to the Westlock Community Enhancement Society for its proposed $550,000 outdoor splash park, but say the project won’t become a reality unless the other area municipalities are

Westlock County will hand out $120,028.67 in the year’s first round of community grants to groups and organizations around the region, including the Linaria and District Ag Society, which operates the Linaria Arena.

It’s a three-person race for the open Village of Clyde council seat. Danielle Dillman, John Rollins and Karen Lennox put their names forward on Nomination Day, May 13, and will be on the ballot in the June 24 byelection.

Residential and farmland properties in Westlock County will see a 3.98 per cent increase in their tax rate this year, while non-residential properties face a 3.57 per cent increase.

Westlock’s Canadian Tractor Museum has received long-term financial support from Rocky Mountain Equipment (RME) to the tune of $10,000 annually for the next five years.