Westlock News

Local business owners and management upset with the federal government’s moratorium on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) in the service industry met with Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Maureen Kubinec last week.

Westlock RCMP have confirmed there are no reported injuries after an early-morning shooting last week, but are saying little else about the incident. RCMP Cpl.

Nearly all burning is being prohibited in Westlock County under a fire advisory issued last Friday. Only supervised campfires will be allowed — residents may not use burn barrels or do any other permit burning, regional fire chief John Biro said.

The thick plume of black smoke could be seen for miles last Friday as a storage shed full of petroleum products burned down near Dapp.

Edward LeBlanc is no longer Westlock County’s chief administrative officer. LeBlanc was relieved of his duties at the April 22 Westlock County council meeting when councillors passed a motion to repeal his appointment by mutual agreement.

No one was injured after a fire ripped through part of a home at the intersection of 103A Street and 106 Avenue in Westlock on Easter Monday. Westlock town firefighters received the call about the fire at around 5:30 p.m.

Albert Morland carries the cross during the annual Stations of the Cross walk on April 18. Morland was one of about two dozen faithful Christians that braved the chilly weather for the annual event. A similar walk was scheduled for Pickardville on April 18 as well, but was postponed until April 27.

After sweeping the competition at the Regional Science Fair April 12 at NAIT, R.F. Staples Grade 8 student Siddhant Gautam earned himself a trip to Windsor, Ont., next month.

Although its long-term fate remains in flux, the near future of the Westlock and District Community Hall appears to be brighter after town councillors voted to forward nearly $14,000 to pay the hall’s outstanding insurance bill.

The shelves of St. Mary School’s libraries are now nearly empty as the school moves toward a different educational philosophy including a pre-kindergarten program and more online research.