Westlock News

Westlock County has rescinded a 2013 motion to demolish and remediate a garage site in Vimy despite having provincial government grant money available.

The Town of Westlock is heavily considering a $5.7 million option to demolish the Eastglen Water Tower and expand its underground reservoir to cover its future water needs, subject to grant approval from higher levels of government.

Highway 44 will get an injection of provincial and federal government money over the next two years.

Westlock County councillors are questioning why tablet notebook computers, with a reported price tag of $70,000, have not been used as part of the municipality’s grader-tracking system. At the start of the April 11 council meeting, Coun.

Peace River-Westlock MP Arnold Viersen says the Liberal government’s plan to legalize marijuana is a half-baked scheme.

Pembina Hills Public Schools is looking for a new superintendent and will not renew Colleen Symyrozum-Watt’s five-year contract when it expires July 31.

The head of Westlock Libraries is onto a new chapter of his life. After nearly eight years as director of libraries, Doug Whistance-Smith is moving on to the Devon Public Library staring May 8.

Westlock County will hold a plebiscite regarding the future operation of the Tawatinaw ski hill in conjunction with this fall's municipal election.

Peter Trang loves being the caretaker of the Westlock Meditation Centre … most of the time. “It’s very peaceful, when they’re not doing construction, anyway,” he said with a laugh.

The Westlock Community Daycare has been approved for a $500,000 grant as part of a provincial government pilot project to offer $25-a-day daycare.