Westlock News

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.

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.