Westlock News

Clyde’s refusal to buy in to the Westlock Intermunicipal Library Board left the board crunching numbers in hopes of pleasing town and county councillors as well as library users, but it won’t mean higher costs for the town or county.

Darren Thibert readies his spear as a (possibly undead) Roman centurion while at the "Quest for Liberation” Halloween bash on Saturday night at the Westlock Memorial Hall. This was the second year for the fundraiser, which goes towards sending locals for an expensive medical treatment for Multiple Sclerosis.

The $14-million Pembina Lodge expansion project is well under way, with timeline and budget coming in right on target, according to chairman and Town of Westlock Coun. David Truckey.

Putting $11,640 towards a library that only a quarter of residents use was just too much for Village of Clyde councillors, who rejected the Westlock Intermunicipal Library Board’s proposal at their Oct. 18 meeting.

Members of the downtown business community met last week to discuss their ideas for the $2.7-million downtown renovation project, which will see a complete repave of Main Street, widened sidewalks and many aesthetic improvements.

Westlock RMCP are “giving a double effort” to patrol the downtown area in light of a recent rise in break-ins to local businesses, Staff Sgt. Bryan Clayton says.

Westlock County used public funds to back Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Ken Kowalski for many years through sponsorship of a hole at his annual golf tournament.

School divisions in the Westlock area will have a bit more breathing room with this year’s budget after last week’s announcement that $107 million dollars will be added to school budgets province-wide.

A man who broke into a Westlock woman’s home and waited for her to return before confining and assaulting her is facing four years in jail, or possibly more.

The results of the Progressive Conservative Party’s leadership election were not finalized until the early hours of Oct. 2, leaving many Albertans going to bed not knowing who their next premier would be.