Westlock News

A meeting of elected officials shut out Peace River-Westlock MP Arnold Viersen when federal infrastructure ministry staff barred the MP from sitting in on discussions.

Two people were airlifted to Edmonton-area hospitals following a pair of Jan. 16 collisions. Westlock RCMP say the first collision happened around 1 p.m. on Highway 18 near Range Road 12 near the Hazel Bluff Hall.

A Town of Westlock police force could cost the municipality at least $500,000.

Pembina Hills Public Schools staff weathered a little heat last week in the form of online complaints and phone calls from parents after buses continued to run in the school division despite the freezing temperatures causing bus service to be cancell

Westlock County council unanimously passed a second interim operating budget Jan. 10 based on the 2016 operating budget so that its transportation services department can continue providing adequate service.

Local municipal politicians are speaking out against the provincial carbon tax. The Town of Westlock passed a motion Jan.

Results of the upcoming federal census will determine whether the Town of Westlock will pay for its policing.

The stork came eight days early for a Vimy family. Krystin Barnett and Cody Bogacki welcomed Elissa Marie Rene Bogacki to their family Jan. 1 at 11 a.m. at the Westlock Healthcare Centre. Baby Elissa came in weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces.

A recent report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) comparing municipal spending to population growth has left members of local governments shaking their heads.

Being a mother, working as a licensed practical nurse and battling fires may sound like a lot to keep up with, but it’s all in a week’s work for Shauna Biro, who was awarded the Town of Westlock Fire Department’s Firefighter of the Year award Dec.