Westlock News

An area man’s recent crime spree, which included involvement in a property-theft ring, has earned him a lengthy prison stay. In Westlock Provincial Court Sept.

A plan to rezone a parcel of land in the Whissellville area drew around 30 residents to a public hearing last week. The Municipal Affairs-mandated hearing at the Town of Westlock council meeting on Monday, Sept.

The Aspen Primary Care Network (PCN) — a collaborative team of 20 physicians and other professionals serving Westlock, Boyle and Athabasca — is establishing a new “health home” in Westlock,.

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.