Westlock News

A heavy snowfall on Dec. 2 resulted in a total of 18 bus route cancellations on the Westlock side of Pembina Hills Public Schools (PHPS). Westlock Elementary, R.F.

A joint investigation by Westlock RCMP and Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) ended with a local couple being charged and more than $85,000 in illicit drugs being taken off the street last week.

Exploration in the Tawatinaw Valley this fall didn’t turn up any gravel, but did yield some sand. Westlock County director of infrastructure Al Scott reported to council on the exploration’s findings at its Nov. 27 meeting.

Business owners around the Town of Westlock are fed up with the crime in this town and are pleading for something to be done. Town councillors heard the message loud and clear when a group of local business owners showed up at their Nov.

The 49-year-old Eastglen Water Tower will remain standing for at least one more week as the finishing touches are put on the electronic pumping controls of the new underground reservoir.

Art Purdy and Chris Terry will vie for the open seat on Village of Clyde council in a Dec. 11 byelection. Both put their names forward on the Nov. 13 nomination day to replace the late Coun. Allan Van Eaton, who passed away Sept. 25.

Revisions to what the Town of Westlock’s contracted waste collector considers recyclable will lead to a new list of items residents will be able to place in their blue recycling bags next year.

The clock is ticking on Jubilee Arena, which hosted its final hockey game in 2012, but was spared demolition after asbestos was found throughout.

Westlock County will pen a letter of support for the Town of Westlock in its bid to house the main offices of Homeland Housing, which are currently in Morinville. At their Nov.

Demolition of the Eastglen Water Tower, a fixture of Westlock’s skyline since 1969, now appears likely for the end of the month. Town of Westlock director of development services Simone Wiley told councillors at their Nov.