Westlock News

Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Glenn van Dijken was in town May 4 to hand out some a little than $30,000 in provincial grant money to two local organizations with big plans.

If it’s not one thing it’s another this spring in Westlock County. The Local State of Emergency due to overland flooding was called off April 30, the same day the municipality announced a fire restriction to try to avoid accidental fires.

With the State of Local Emergency and grass fire season here, Westlock County has its hands full. However, the municipality is also having a problem with a few residents who are ignoring road closures and even damaging, or removing barriers.

What was supposed to be a simply grocery run turned into a nightmare for an area mother and her daughter as floodwaters overtook roads in Westlock County April 23.

Westlock County’s week-long State of Local Emergency, which saw at least three bridges and 21 roads closed due to washed-out culverts, or being completely under water, is over. The municipality declared a State of Local Emergency at 4:30 p.m.

Town of Westlock council will decide whether to add another item to the capital budget and replace one of the town’s fire trucks at its March 26 meeting.

Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Glenn van Dijken criticized the NDP for passing yet another high-deficit budget, arguing the province should do more to scrutinize expenses and cut costs.

If elected premier, United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney will repeal the carbon tax, halt the province’s curriculum overhaul and cut oil shipments to B.C., if the TransMountain pipeline does not get built.

Words like repair, replace and rehabilitate loom large in the Town of Westlock’s 2018 capital budget.

Westlock’s Bantam Warriors can now savour the sweet flavour of victory after a golden performance at the provincial ‘C’ championship tournament March 15-18 in Drumheller.