Westlock News

Just a handful of months into his tenure as mayor of the Village of Clyde, Matthew White has stepped down and left the community.

Jobs and the economy were top of mind for voters at an April 3 all-candidates forum in Barrhead.

The five candidates running for the Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock constituency crown will get a chance to have their say next week in advance of the April 16 provincial election.

Something needs to be done.

Reports of election vandalism have reached the Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock constituency, as the NDP campaign reports that about 300 signs have been stolen or damaged during the campaign.

Six months after the legalization of cannabis, Westlock remains a dry town for legal product.

The Westlock Outreach School was forced to relocate after a March 12 waterline break that caused an estimated $30,000 in damage. Students have been moved to the MacKenzie Building downtown.

Normally used to outline the provincial government’s agenda for the coming year, the March 18 Speech from the Throne served as a springboard for the April 16 provincial election. Read by Lt.-Gov.

Alberta’s 30th general election will take place April 16 and five candidates have now stepped forward in the new Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock riding.

Former Town of Smoky Lake Coun. Therese Taschuk will represent the NDP in the Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock constituency in the upcoming provincial election.