Westlock News

Alberta’s Minister of Children’s Services saw first-hand Sept. 5 how the Westlock Child Care Society has benefitted from the $25-dollar-a-day grant program at the Westlock Community Daycare.

The municipal inspection report released by Municipal Affairs Aug. 30 put Westlock County under the microscope, but councillors weren’t the only ones under scrutiny.

The results are out. Municipal Affairs released Westlock County’s municipal inspection report last Wednesday and now the county faces a looming Nov. 28 deadline to address the report’s 27 recommendations.

The municipal inspection report is a mixed bag for Westlock County councillors, with some calling it scathing and others said it unfairly faults them.

Disrespectful and demeaning behaviour, unauthorized transactions and weak organizational leadership were just some of Westlock County’s issues identified in the 116-page municipal inspection report released Aug. 30.

Transitional Solutions Inc. (TSI) has released the Westlock Collaboration Study that highlights opportunities for the area’s three municipalities to work together.

The long-awaited regional collaboration report is out and some municipal leaders are in favour, while others are still on the fence. Transitional Solutions Inc.

More than a year after Westlock County called for a Municipal Affairs inspection, councillors and residents will get their chance to see the results. Inspectors and representatives from Alberta Municipal Affairs will be in town Aug.

For more than 100 years the Westlock and District Agricultural Fair has been the community’s premiere summer festival.

The Oct. 16 Municipal Election has its first race, with challenger Stuart Fox-Robinson throwing his hat in the ring for the Westlock County Division 6 title against incumbent Mel Kroetsch.