Westlock News

A Saturday-morning blaze has badly damaged a home in Pibroch. Fire crews were called out to a structure fire shortly after 10 a.m. on Sept. 19 and regional fire chief John Biro said within 45 minutes crews had contained the blaze.

Voters in the Town of Westlock will have their chance to put the three candidates for the upcoming byelection under the microscope Hosted by the Westlock Library in cooperation with the Westlock News, the debate goes Saturday, Sept. 26 from 3 to 4 p.

Global contractor Kiewit Construction Canada is moving to Westlock with a new laydown yard and administrative site located on the southwest corner of town.

Traffic lights planned for the intersection of Highway 18 and 108 Ave. are a step closer to completion.

An area man is dead following a head-on crash between an all-terrain vehicle and school bus near Busby. RCMP report that at approximately 8 a.m. on Thursday, Sept.

Economic development will be the focus for one candidate in next month's municipal byelection. Long-time resident and local business owner Murtaza Jamaly says he wants to work with council on developing employment opportunities in town.

Among those vying for a seat on council in October's municipal byelection is Westlock Elementary School principal Pierre Ouimet.

The iconic water tower now has a new green hue thanks to netting that was installed around the structure to keep debris from falling on a neighbouring home.

Westlock County councillors were able to get better acquainted with the province’s new agriculture minister following a face-to-face meeting last week. Provincial ag minister Oneil Carlier attended the county’s Aug.

A local man who spent the summer cycling from coast to coast in support of charity has reached his destination and raised over $16,000 in the process. On June 17 Westlock’s Bryan Carnegie departed Vancouver, B.C.