Westlock News

The former Sobeys employee who has admitted to stealing roughly $90,000 from the store will wait until June to be sentenced. Christine Tan pleaded guilty to one count of theft over $5,000 when she appeared in Westlock Provincial Court March 5.

Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Maureen Kubinec is happy with the provincial government’s 2014 budget, even if there are some things she would have liked to see the area receive.

All it took was about 20 minutes of searching for Westlock RCMP to locate an alleged robber — he went across the street to the bar. Last Tuesday, Feb. 25, police got a report of a robbery in progress at around 9:20 p.m.

Amanda Punko puts the finishing touches on her piece of duct tape to stick R.F. Staples principal Pierre Ouimet to the gym wall on Feb. 28. The stunt was part of the Grade 7 project "Seven ways to change the world.” Students paid $1 to place a piece of tape over Ouimet to hold him on the wall. All the money raised went to the Second Chance Animal Rescue Society.

Fostering a sense of belonging within the school, as well as the mounting challenges posed by social media, were two of the main topics of a report on R.F. Staples School delivered to the Pembina Hills trustees last Wednesday.

Westlock residents should expect an increase on their property tax bills of approximately 3.5 per cent after town councillors passed their budget last week.

Worshipped as a rock god by Courtney Lantz (left) and Colleen Sereda, Brett Cooper embraces his inner Tom Cruise while performing at the Rock of Ages show Feb. 22 at the Cultural Arts Theatre. The event was a fundraiser for the CATS Society, with the money going to replace the seats in the theatre.

Westlock County firefighters had a leaking super B to deal with after a Petro-Canada truck ended up in a field last Wednesday after driving off the road. The incident occurred at around noon on Feb. 19 along Highway 44 just south of Township 630.

At least two Westlock high-school students have been disciplined and many more cautioned about taking part in an online drinking game. R.F.

Ten months after a fire destroyed a Main Street house, there’s still no word on when the structure will be torn down.