Westlock News

“I’m both bowled over and tickled pink,” Westlock Bowl owner Carolyn Kohlsmith told an enthusiastic crowd at the Feb. 3 wrap-up party for the second annual Knockdown Cancer fundraiser.

If Saturday night’s Jr. ‘B’ hockey game at the Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre is any indication, Westlock would be a perfect host for a Senior ‘AA’ hockey team.

Residents will have plenty of opportunity to discuss early childhood development in the coming weeks at several forums scheduled throughout Westlock County.

Although the Westlock area has received a fair amount of snow this winter, it has not been enough to put undue pressure on the town, county and Village of Clyde’s snow clearing budgets.

The public transportation service in Westlock is not likely to terminated on the July deadline previously set out by town council.

A rash of truck thefts, attempted truck thefts and thefts from vehicles has Westlock RCMP looking for the public’s help catch those responsible. Cpl.

Many talented performers, like R.F. Staples principal Pierre Ouimet, took to the Cultural Arts Theatre stage for an air-guitar fundraiser last Saturday night. Dubbed Rock of the Age, proceeds from the show will towards replacing seats in the theatre.

Pembina Hills trustees accepted the Westlock North Task Force’s report for information last Wednesday, declining to make a decision in order to have more time to go over the group’s proposal to establish a K-9 school in Dapp while closing Jarvie and

Westlock County ratepayers will have no increase in the mill rate for 2013 based on the budget council approved at the Jan. 22 meeting. “It’s good news for the county,” reeve Charles Navratil said.

Westlock County’s deputy reeve Conrad Sehn has died at the age of 67. Sehn was approaching the end of his second term on Westlock County council, to which he was first elected representing the Busby and Pickardville areas on Oct. 15, 2007.