Westlock News

Silencing protest, or senseless vandalism? That’s what members of a group protesting the Fort McMurray West 500-kV Transmission Project east route are trying to determine after a couple of its anti-power line signs were defaced and even removed last

The trial of former New Zealand city councillor Peter Beckett, accused of murdering his wife and former Dapp-area teacher Laura Letts-Beckett, has been declared a mistrial after a jury was unable to deliver a verdict. B.C.

To dissolve, or not to dissolve? That’s the question Village of Clyde councillors face following the release of the Village of Clyde Viability Plan and Next Steps Report — the final piece in the viability review process.

Firefighters are investing the cause of a Friday-afternoon fire which razed a quonset three kilometres north of the Pibroch Colony on Highway 44.

A Westlock County-wide fire restriction now means anyone using burn barrels, fireworks, or setting backcountry fires could face steep fines. The restriction, imposed April 6, was brought on by dryer-than-normal conditions.

A two-time mayor of the Town of Westlock and Legion member for more than 50 years passed away last week. Doug Rice, the 10th mayor in the town’s history, died March 24 at his home in St. Albert. He was 90.

A local surgeon and his family’s legacy will never be forgotten after the dedication of a room in their honour at the Westlock Healthcare Centre. On March 28, hospital staff and administration unveiled the Patel Room for Dr.

Current and former residents, community groups and organizations will band together to create a mural as a lasting legacy of two major milestones.

A proposal that would have seen Fawcett's vacant W.R. Frose School converted into an ancient-arts academy has been rejected, leaving an Edmonton-based, not-for-profit organization seeking answers.

Westlock County’s new municipal development plan (MDP) and land-use bylaw (LUB) will make its way back to the council table following a final round of public consultations last week.