Westlock News

Don Savage remains reeve for Westlock County. Unopposed at the county’s Oct. 25 organization meeting, Savage will be joined by Ray Marquette as deputy reeve. “It’s an honour, it’s great,” said Savage.

Though the decrease was not as great as last year, enrolment within Pembina Hills Public Schools has fallen by 32 Grade 1-12 students from the previous year, a decrease of approximately 0.9 per cent.

Another witness to the Nazi Germany assault that rocked the world in the 1940s died last week. Ernest William Wood, a Second World War veteran, passed away Oct. 19 at the age of 94.

Pembina Hills Public Schools trustees approved a two-year ban on all international field trips by students to Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, although trips within North America, Central America, South America and Australia will be reviewed

Wildrose MLA for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock Glenn van Dijken has come out criticizing Premier Rachel Notley’s “campaign style” state of the province address.

Muneer Gilani is eager to get the Severson Free Run Barn up and running again after the multi-million dollar, 50,000 square foot Busby-area barn went up in flames Sept.

A landowner coalition will finally get its chance to formally speak out against the Fort McMurray West 500-kV Transmission Project. The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) launched a public hearing Oct.

The demolition of the W.R. Frose School in Fawcett will likely proceed towards the end of this coming week, Pembina Hills Public Schools trustees heard during their Oct. 12 meeting in Barrhead. Assistant Supt.

The $5.1 million Southview Rehabilitation project is still expected to wrap on time at the end of October. “We’re cutting it close, but we’re still on schedule,” said Town of Westlock CAO Dean Krause.

Zach Savage is one of the best sledge hockey players in Canada.