Westlock News

Work on the new Tawatinaw ski chalet is set to begin after Westlock County councillors did some cost cutting. At the Aug. 13 council meeting, BRZ Partnership Architecture Inc.

Having Westlock County and the Town of Westlock merge into one municipality was a topic of discussion at county council last week. At the Aug.

The 99th annual Westock & District Agricultural Society Fair came to close Sunday night with the annual demolition derby. Cam Kochmarski took top honours at the derby and the grand prize of $2,000. For more on the fair see Page 12-13 of the print edition of this week's Westlock News.

Rumours of NorQuest College’s departure from Westlock are not true. “NorQuest College remains very committed to Westlock. We are the community college for Westlock. We are not going anywhere and we are not shutting down.

There will be at least one new name to choose from when voters select Westlock’s next mayor this October. Ralph Leriger, 55, threw his hat into the ring on Aug. 9.

Westlock will have a new mayor after this fall’s election after Bruce Lennon announced he’s not running for a fourth term as the town’s chief magistrate.

Westlock County Fire Services spent several hours running a controlled burn on July 31 at a property just south of Township Road 592 along Highway 44. The burn was run by Westlock Rural, with Busby providing water support, and was a chance to deal with a fire with few surprises.

Seniors at Smithfield Lodge could lose their homes in the wake of a recent agreement signed between the Westlock Foundation and Alberta Health Services.

The Village of Clyde’s dissolution study continues uninterrupted by the pending municipal election this fall, even though no new viability review team meetings are scheduled until after the final ballot is counted.

There will be at least one new name on the Westlock town council ballot this fall after William Norton declared he is running to claim a seat around the council table.