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Trustees will consider moving 29 students to PNCS

Trustees will consider moving 29 students to PNCS

Pembina Hills Public Schools’ trustees will consult the public in April on potentially extending Pembina North Community School’s (PNCS) attendance area to claim 29 students attending Westlock Elementary School and Eleanor Hall School.
PC interim leader featured at AGM

PC interim leader featured at AGM

Interim Alberta Progressive Conservative leader Ric McIver says the party is on the road to recovery following their devastating loss to the NDPs in last spring’s provincial election.
Fired Thorhild County councillors return to work

Fired Thorhild County councillors return to work

Three Thorhild County councillors turfed by the Municipal Affairs minister have been granted a 60-day reprieve by a Court of Queen’s Bench judge.
Inaugural Sports for Ethiopia a success

Inaugural Sports for Ethiopia a success

The Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre was a hive of activity for the inaugural Rainbow for the Future’s Sports for Ethiopia event. Starting with the puck drop at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 18, and up until the final buzzer at 5 p.m.
Three Thorhild councillors booted by province

Three Thorhild councillors booted by province

Three Thorhild County councillors were turfed last week after refusing to follow provincially-mandated directives, says Municipal Affairs minister Danielle Larivee.
HAPPY 100TH WESTLOCK!

HAPPY 100TH WESTLOCK!

Mayors past and present, town councillors, members of the 100th anniversary committee and residents of Westlock were on hand at the Legion March 11 to ring in the town’s official 100th birthday.
Man fined $1,000 for role in deadly collision

Man fined $1,000 for role in deadly collision

A man faces a $1,000 fine for his involvement in a 2015 head-on crash that claimed the lives of two local seniors.
Foundation merger proposed

Foundation merger proposed

A proposed merger between the Westlock Foundation and Sturgeon Foundation could create a new, larger supportive housing organization with the ability to fund over 350 new units in both areas, according to the organizations’ executive director.
Community mourns teen killed in crash

Community mourns teen killed in crash

A Westlock County teen is dead following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 44 near Busby. On Monday, Feb. 29, at approximately 9 a.m.
MP against doctor-assisted suicide

MP against doctor-assisted suicide

Peace River-Westlock MP Arnold Viersen says a report released by a joint inter-party committee on physician-assisted dying (PAD) may lead to unnecessary loss of life.
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