Westlock News

Town of Westlock deputy mayor Murtaza Jamaly returned from a national conference on the east coast last week that included a face-to-face with federal infrastructure minister Amarjeet Sohi.

A May 24 meeting between Westlock County officials and representatives from the Alberta government regarding the Echo Lake fire and the activities taking place on the Crown land where it started yielded few answers.

With the June 11 deadline for proposals to either purchase or manage the Tawatinaw Valley Ski Hill approaching, two parties toured the facilities last month and are readying proposals for Westlock County.

A petition calling on the Town of Westlock to support the construction of an outdoor splash park has already garnered more than 450 signatures, barely a week after it was created.

You’re allowed to use your backyard fire pit again, under certain conditions, in both the Town of Westlock and Westlock County after both municipalities downgraded last month’s fire bans to fire advisories.

Westlock County amended its current fire ban May 25 to include the use of off-highway vehicles, exploding shooting targets and fireworks on Crown land as a means of preventing further wildfires.

The bridge over Shoal Creek on Range Road 21 north of Township Road 614 is permanently closed after Westlock County officials deemed it unsafe.

As part of a bid to grow local communities, Pembina Hills Public Schools (PHPS) is offering a $2,500 incentive to all new and existing staff if they move into the division’s geographic area.

Township Road 635 and Range Road 20 is in severe need of an overhaul as a May 8 delegation to Westlock County council called it the worst road in the municipality.

Bevin McNelly is fed up.