Westlock News

After years of rumours, Dairy Queen is coming to Westlock.

High winds coupled with dry conditions has Westlock County under a fire restriction.

R.F. Staples School is asking students, staff, parents and the community for its opinion on whether students should be allowed to have their cellphones in class. R.F.

Westlock County’s books are as they should be according to the municipality’s independently audited financial statements.

Although he wasn’t named to premier Jason Kenney’s cabinet, Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock MLA-elect Glenn van Dijken remains upbeat and will focus on the needs of the constituency.

The Westlock Child Care Society is moving on to the next phase of fundraising for the daycare’s new outdoor learning environment.

Toni Siegle is the 37th winner of Clyde’s annual Volunteer of the Year Award.

Town of Westlock Council made it official last week — the mill rate is increasing slightly. Councillors voted 6-0 in favour of the increase, passing all three readings of the Tax Rate Bylaw at their April 23 meeting. Coun.

Four-straight weeks of campaigning paid off for Glenn van Dijken, who claimed the Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock constituency in the April 16 provincial election. van Dijken won the riding with 68.

Wayne Rufiange didn’t win a seat in last week’s election, but it hasn’t turned him off the idea of running again. The R.F. Staples School principal and Alberta Party candidate for the April 16 provincial election finished third with 9.