Westlock News

A deal for the ongoing operation of the Tawatinaw Ski Hill has been reached between Westlock County and an area businessman. The municipality announced the in-principle agreement (approved by a 4-2 council vote) on Friday, Nov.

The Rotary Spirit Centre will be the site of the 2017 Alberta men’s curling championship. Known as the Boston Pizza Cup, the Feb.

Pembina North Community School parents are being asked whether their children should continue the daily recitation of the Lord’s Prayer at the school.

No students were on board a Pembina Hills Public Schools bus that slid off the road and ended up in a ditch Nov. 16. Pembina Hills assistant Supt. of employee services and facilities and transportation David Garbutt said the driver of Bus No.

Alberta PowerLine, the company behind the planned $1.49 billion Fort McMurray West 500-kV Transmission Project, has revealed it now favours the proposed west route for the development.

Peace River-Westlock MP Arnold Viersen has earned a role in interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose’s shadow cabinet. On Thursday, Nov.

The Pembina Hills school division has a new official moniker. On Monday, Nov. 9, trustees voted 4-2 to change the division’s name to Pembina Hills Public Schools (PHPS) — its legal name, Pembina Hills Regional Division No. 7, remains the same.

Westlock County is in search of a new administrator after CAO Peter Kelly announced he will not stay on after his contract expires early next year.

Now that the calendar has turned to November and the first snow of the season has fallen, it means Christmas is around the corner. Officially kicking off the holiday season is the annual Westlock Christmas Light Up son Friday, Nov. 20.

Bob Jackson, who served as a Westlock County councillor for over 21 years and was chair of the Aspen Regional Health Authority before its dissolution in 2008, passed away Nov. 2 after a short battle with cancer. He was 78.