Westlock News

Westlock County has plans to spend $4.7 million on capital projects this year, with funding coming from a combination of grants, reserves and special levies. Council discussed and approved the 2015 Capital Budget at its Dec.

Eleanor Hall School Grade 1 students Jenna St. Louis, Jaxon Lorimer and Mya Dzivinski joined the rest of their class in singing Christmas is a Time to Sing during the school's afternoon Christmas concert last Tuesday, Dec. 16 in Clyde. Schools around the region are now closed for the Christmas break.

Silhouette Dance Productions hosted its annual Christmas show for children between the ages of three to five at the Cultural Arts Theatre on Saturday. Following the show Farrah Boissonault gave a fist bump to Santa Claus, who made a special appearance.

Westlock County aims to open the Tawatinaw Valley Ski Hill on Boxing Day, but it might take a Christmas miracle to make that happen. Following an in-camera discussion at its Dec.

Westlock-area residents can expect to pay less money to the Westlock Foundation when their 2015 municipal tax bills come around.

Westlock County council has authorized an additional $500,000 to address water-related issues with the new $2-million yet-to-be-opened Tawatinaw Valley ski chalet.

Prince Edward Island's Cynthia MacLeod and Gordon Belsher brought some infectious East-Coast music to the Cultural Arts Theatre last Friday with storyteller Nils Ling (not pictured) with their show The Truth About Christmas. MacLeod and Belsher played some of their favourite Maritime tunes while Ling entertained the crowds with Christmas-related stories and anecdotes.

The labour dispute between Westlock County and its unionized employees looks like it will be resolved without the need for a formal public hearing. Following a resolution conference Nov.

A declining high school completion rate and a decrease in the dropout rate among students aged 14 to 18 were among the highlights of Pembina Hills’ Annual Education Results Report (AERR) for 2013-2014.

Former Pembina Hills Supt. Richard Harvey’s fraud case has been waived to Newfoundland and he’s expected to enter a guilty plea, although no date has been set.