Westlock News

Westlock County has taken the first step to pull out of an agreement to fund an extra RCMP officer.

The Westlock Municipal Airport will see just over $400,000 worth of repairs to its crumbling runway.

The Tawatinaw Valley Ski Hill leasee wants an estimated $500,000 in work done at the site — including an upgraded parking lot, among other work he says was promised — forcing Westlock County to suspend the parties lease/purchase agreement signed last

Westlock County council may have asked for a review by Alberta Municipal Affairs, but it appears a group of residents were ready to call for one regardless. A website, www.savewestlockcounty.

According to its auditor, Westlock County won’t ever recoup the nearly $465,000 it spent to prepare an eight-acre industrial park lot for Horizon North.

Westlock County could be the subject of a municipal review if council’s plea to Alberta Municipal Affairs is answered. At their June 28 meeting, councillors voted 6-1 to approach the provincial department and request an organizational review.

Westlock County reeve Bud Massey will not be forced to reimburse the municipality for a $19,530 payout to former CAO Peter Kelly. At council’s June 28 meeting, Coun.

Westlock County council is expected to appoint a fill-in administrator at its June 28 meeting to manage the municipality until a permanent replacement is found.

Pembina Hills trustees passed a motion during their June 22 meeting in Barrhead to proceed with the demolition of the former W.R. Frose School in Fawcett at a projected total cost of $189,231. Supt.

The Town of Westlock’s 100th anniversary homecoming celebration is finally here and for many that means July 1-3 will be filled with food music and friends.