Westlock News

A column of smoke rises into the air from a fire engulfing the Severson Free Run Barn northeast of Busby on Monday, Sept. 19. County firefighters were called to the scene along Range Road 264 at around 4:30 p.m. The cause of the blaze and extent of the damage is unknown at this time. See the Sept. 27 edition of the Westlock News for more.

The Town of Westlock will begin to repair damage to municipal infrastructure following last month’s overland flood. At council’s Sept.

After a split decision, the Fawcett Fire Department will get a new $550,000 home after Westlock County councillors finally agreed to fund the project. Councillors voted 4-3 at their Sept.

Westlock County will begin addressing deficiencies at the Tawatinaw Valley Ski Hill including repairs to the parking lot and fixing landscaping around the chalet as part of a phased construction approach. At their Sept.

The numbers are in and rural physician recruitment in the Westlock area continues to grow.

Eight weeks. That's how long Westlock County councillors will wait until they'll find out whether they'll get a full Municipal Affairs inspection following the completion of the ministry's initial review earlier this month.

Weeks after a flash flood brought on by relentless rain, several businesses are still struggling to cope with the aftermath of what’s being called a once-in-a-generation phenomenon. Water levels have long-since subsided from the Aug.

While many basements and streets flooded Aug. 22, the town’s multi-million dollar Southview project was spared. Town of Westlock CAO Dean Krause says despite the flash flood, the impact to the $5.

Westlock County’s search for a new CAO is over. Following a special meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 31, council announced the hiring of Leo Ludwig as the municipality’s newest CAO — the county’s sixth in the past three years.

Despite a final figure for insurance claims from last month’s flood potentially months away, indications from a national industry association are that it could be eight figures.