Westlock News

Westlock County is out $400,000 in projected, albeit unbudgeted, revenue due to the province freezing Assessment Year Modifiers (AYM), which determines the amount of taxes municipalities collect on linear infrastructure like oil and gas wells, pipeli

A pet therapy program for students with special needs at Westlock Elementary School is helping kids overcome past trauma and re-integrate with their peers.

Four men face first-degree murder charges in the death of Kevin Dean Damien Yellowbird of Edmonton, whose body was found in a ditch half a mile outside Westlock County late last year. On Oct.

Westlock County councillors are reviewing a draft for a new Procedure and Code of Conduct bylaw as part of the county’s ongoing efforts to fulfill recommendations made in the July 11 Municipal Inspection Report.

It’s interesting to see that, nearly two years after the Village of Clyde councillors voted against the dissolution of their municipality, the council of today has reversed course and signaled the province they want to become part of Westlock County.

The Village of Clyde is set to take Coun. Doug Nyal to court after council voted to disqualify him from office at their Feb. 12 meeting. In a 3-2 vote, Mayor Nat Dvernichuk and deputy mayor Christa Clausing supported Coun.

Usage numbers at the Rotary Spirit Centre and Westlock Aquatic Centre were down in 2017 compared to 2016, according to a report prepared for town council last month.

A fire that levelled a Westlock garage last week is not considered to be suspicious, says fire chief Stuart Koflick. In the early evening hours of Feb. 6 Westlock fire fighters responded to the scene of the garage fire on 106 St. and 103 Ave.

A Westlock-born videographer who recently launched a $50,000 YouTube series has just released a pilot episode for a new show, much of which was filmed in the Westlock area.

Dale Marshall learned Dec. 30 that it only takes a minute for a whole building to go up in flames as he watched his shop burn to the ground.