Westlock News

Thousands of dollars worth of merchandise have been stolen from a pair of Clyde Corner gas stations. Mounties say the Clyde Fas Gas was hit by thieves around 1:35 a.m.

At the 26th annual Westlock Wheels of Class Show and Shine held at Lindahl Park and the Pioneer Museum on Sunday, Jesse Wakefield (left) poses with the custom 1923 dragster he, his father Duane and grandfather Mel built over a 12-month span. This year's well-attended show featured a bevy of classic cars, trucks and motorcycles.

Westlock County residents in Division 6 will have a new councillor following the Oct. 21 election after Coun. Mike Cook announced his retirement from politics last week. Cook made the announcement at the end of the July 11 county council meeting.

The Hope Resource Centre has found a new general manager to keep the wheels of the non-profit organization rolling.

A thunderstorm late Wednesday night left many residents in Westlock and some of its surrounding communities in the dark.

Last Tuesday’s thunderstorm may have produced hail and knocked over trees in different parts of the county, but very little property damage was reported to the RCMP and local fire departments.

A Westlock County family experienced a very scary phenomenon during last Tuesday’s thunderstorm.

Bids for two significant county building projects have come in over budget, prompting county councillors to reconsider their plans. The projects in question are the new Clyde fire hall and the new chalet at the Tawatinaw ski hill.

Peter Beckett’s first-degree murder trial is on the move. At his June 25 court appearance in Salmon Arm Provincial Court in British Columbia, Beckett applied for a change of venue to Kamloops, B.C., said court employee Glen Lucier.

Damage from a broken water pipe in the Pembina Lodge expansion on May 25 could cost the Westlock Foundation up to $1 million.