Westlock News

Fallout from the collapse of British construction giant Carillion PLC will not impact Westlock County residents as the Canadian branch of the company is still in operation, while its contract with the province covers only numbered highways.

Westlock County wants the Town of Westlock to stop charging rent to the library, after a proposed rent increase of almost $750 a month over the next five years. Town council received a letter from Westlock County at its Jan.

Peace River-Westlock MP Arnold Viersen is looking for input from constituents about their experiences in combating rural crime as part of a 12-member task force he assembled in December.

With an Arctic high pressure system parked over northern Alberta driving temperatures as low as -41 C Jan. 12, Pembina Hills Public Schools suspended some of its bus routes.

A local entrepreneur and miniature horse enthusiast says her business is exploding after a video she posted to Facebook went viral, clearing two million views Jan. 3.

For Peace River-Westlock MP Arnold Viersen, the highlight of 2017 was making new allies in Ottawa and finding ways to work together with other parties to pass a law freezing the assets of corrupt foreign officials.

A St. Albert man who pretended to be a cop faces a suspended sentence. In Barrhead Provincial Court Dec.

Strong support for the newly-formed United Conservative Party was by far the biggest surprise for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Glenn van Dijken in 2017.

The Canadian Tractor Museum was broken into twice over the Dec. 15-17 weekend as thieves stole keys, but took nothing of significant value. On Dec. 15 vandals damaged the back fence, broke into the shed and rifled through a truck in the yard.

A regional confrontation is boiling over after Phase 3 of the Westlock Regional Water Services Commission’s (WRWSC) waterline north project was postponed indefinitely, prompting Westlock County to send a letter to Municipal Affairs asking for “assist