Westlock News

Pembina Hills Public Schools Supt. Colleen Symyrozum-Watt, who’s been on paid leave since she was served notice of a personnel review Feb. 3, says she has retained legal counsel.

An Eleanor Hall School Women Studies course received critical national attention last week, prompting Pembina Hills Public Schools to re-evaluate some of the course activities. Since Feb.

The provincial municipal inspection of Westlock County is finally underway. Alberta Municipal Affairs has contracted Strategic Steps Inc. to conduct the inspection and the inspectors arrived at the county March 10.

The Rotary Spirit Centre was a hive of activity for the second annual Sports for Ethiopia March 17-18.

Less than two years after signing a $2.2 million lease-purchase agreement with DK Consulting, Westlock County will now enter into an operator’s agreement with the company to run the Pine Valley Ski Resort until 2018.

The jam-packed Cultural Arts Theatre audience sat in anticipation as a disco ball reflected light around the auditorium.

Pembina Hills Public Schools has agreed to transfer the former W.R. Frose School grounds to the PACO Agricultural Society in Fawcett.

Just over a month after it began, the review of a personnel matter concerning Pembina Hills Public Schools Supt. Colleen-Symyrozum-Watt has yet to be concluded.

The provincial government’s proposed bill to reduce school transportation and instructional materials fees will see parents pocketing more money, but school divisions scrambling to make up the lost revenue.

If a developer gets her way, a new 300-home subdivision will be open in Westlock within the next four years.