Westlock News

A Westlock-area couple are dead, while one person was airlifted to an Edmonton hospital after an April 27 head-on collision on Highway 2 near Vimy. At approximately 4:30 p.m.

Local Pembina Hills school division trustees, administrators and parents are continuing their push for a school resource officer (SRO) in the Westlock area at a public meeting on Thursday evening.

Westlock residents responded to Wednesday’s election forum with praise for the candidates, but a burning desire to see more questions answered.

Trinity Chenier and Kassidy Babiak perform a "wreath duet” during the eighth annual spring concert of the Vrozhay Ukrainian Dancers, which was held on Saturday night at the Cultural Arts Theatre.

Westlock County businesses are speaking out about the poor condition of Secondary Highway 661 in hopes of seeing the road paved in the near future.

A loose coalition of people who want a school resource officer (SRO) based in Westlock will continue their push at a town hall meeting next week.

If you live in the Westlock, expect a knock on the door any day now, if you haven’t had one already. The month-long census process began last Wednesday, but information sought from respondents will only relate to April 15.

Albertans will head to the polling booths on Tuesday, May 5, after premier Jim Prentice called an election last week.

Halifax, Nova Scotia was a buzz over Easter with speculation that former mayor and current Westlock County CAO Peter Kelly was back in town to make a run for his old job.

The Westlock Healthcare Centre can now provide big-city care for rural stroke patients since receiving upgrades as part of the province-wide Stroke Action Plan (SAP).