Westlock News

A nation-wide ground beef recall has affected products in both the local supermarkets in Westlock, but both companies say they have quickly dealt with the issue and pulled the products in question.

The old No. 2 elevator at the east end of elevator row in Westlock was razed Friday afternoon, coming down with a mighty crash followed by a huge cloud of grain dust built up over 70-plus years. No records have been found as of yet to the exact time it was built, but one source said 1928. The annex, which will be torn down Sept. 24, was probably built at a later date. See the Oct. 1 print edition of the Town & Country for more.

Many Westlock residents awoke to the sound of sirens last Wednesday morning as emergency crews responded to a house fire downtown. Westlock RCMP say that a concerned neighbour noticed smoke billowing from the house at 10148 105 St.

Although the Pembina Lodge expansion is structurally ready for occupancy, new residents will have to wait to move in until the nurse call system is fully operational. The expansion received its occupancy permit on Aug.

Development numbers are down slightly in town, but up slightly in the county, and much of that has to do with available lots.

Two semi trucks carrying wood-related products rolled over the in Fawcett area last week, keeping emergency crews busy. While the first of the two rollovers on Sept.

A Westlock man is dead following a truck versus pedestrian collision on Highway 18 east of town last Monday. Robert Keats, 18, was killed when he was struck by a westbound minivan at around 4:20 p.m. on Sept. 3 near Range Road 261.

Much of Westlock and Westlock County was left without power for about an hour last Wednesday afternoon after a crop-duster crashed, taking a power pole with it.

Police have reported progress in a fraud investigation into the expense accounts of a former employee with the Pembina Hills school division. Barrhead RCMP say they received a case file from Edmonton Commercial Crime Unit on Aug. 21.

The Red Lions are champions! Westlock’s North Central Alberta Baseball League franchise claimed its 16th league title on Aug. 26, beating the Camrose Axemen in a three-game championship series. It’s the team’s first title since 2007.