Westlock News

The possible return of the Religious Studies course at Westlock Elementary School was one of the items discussed during principal Pierre Ouimet’s report to the Pembina Hills trustees during their Jan. 28 meeting.

Westlock-area municipalities will get back to the table this month to continue working on greater inter-municipal collaboration.

Four years after a former Pembina Hills school division Supt. left the division under mysterious circumstances, the reason is now clear — $29,000 in fraudulent expense claims.

The union representing Westlock County employees has expressed concern comments Reeve Bud Massey made are “misleading” and don’t reflect the county’s attempt to “push long serving staff out the door.

Kaitlyn Menzies (left), 9, and Paige Pirnak, 10, were thinking pink at Westlock Bowl last Saturday afternoon during the Youth Bowler's Bowl for Cancer tournament. Bowlers of all ages have been raising money for the Barrhead Cancer Centre all month, and organizer Carolyn Kohlsmith said she hopes to break the $20,000 mark. The total will be announced Feb. 1 at the bowling alley.

Former Pembina Hills school division Supt. Richard Harvey pleaded guilty today, Jan. 22, in a Newfoundland courtroom to fraud over $5,000.

Pembina Hills trustees have approved a tender to complete the modernization of the Pembina North Community School at a cost of $3.447 million.

Westlock County employees suspected of drug or alcohol use at work may now be asked to undergo a test to ensure there are no such substances in their system. Councillors approved a new drug, alcohol and substance abuse policy at their Jan. 13 meeting, although several said the policy doesn't go far enough.

The new, but yet-to-be-opened $2-million-plus Tawatinaw Valley ski chalet may have to be physically lifted to address flooding-related concerns. At the Jan.

Junior dancers Breeze Creighton (front left) and Gabrielle Babiak (front right) have joyful expressions as they dance the girls' paltava on Saturday during the Westlock Ukrainian Dance Society's seventh annual Malanka at the Memorial Hall.