Westlock News

With the Oct. 16 municipal election just two months away, four of Westlock County’s seven councillors have confirmed their intentions to run again. Couns. Ron Zadunayski, Ray Marquette, Mel Kroetsch and reeve Don Savage will run again.

Alberta’s right was united for less than two weeks.

Days after Alberta’s two right-leaning parties merged, the United Conservative Party is wasting no time getting the ball rolling with full-fledged support from a local MLA.

Westlock County’s open house to review the 2016 audited financial statements turned out to be less about the documents and more of an opportunity for ratepayers to express their ire to councillors face-to-face.

Westlock residents were once again cleaning up after a severe thunderstorm rolled through town July 27, flooding streets and felling trees.

After months in limbo on its flood disaster recovery application, town council is wielding its might through the power of the written word.

Health care workers at the Westlock Healthcare Centre have potentially been exposed to harmful cytotoxic medications without any kind of warning or a plan in place to minimize that exposure, according to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUP

Wildrose Party and Progressive Conservative memberships voted overwhelmingly in favour of uniting both parties July 22. The Wildrose needed a vote of at least 75 per cent in favour of uniting and members went well beyond that with 95.

To cope with a wet spring that has made it difficult to grade or spread gravel on many roads, Westlock County councillors approved re-allocating $150,000 from the drainage management program to the gravel patching program.

It remains uncertain whether Westlock County will proceed with a series of repairs at the Tawatinaw Valley Ski Hill before holding a plebiscite in October, although CAO Leo Ludwig warned there could be major financial repercussions if the repairs are