Westlock News

The severance for former Westlock County CAO Edward LeBlanc has been finalized, reeve Bud Massey said last week, but he has not made the figure available to the public.

The new ski chalet at Tawatinaw Valley has had some problems, but it’s nothing that can’t be overcome.

Westlock County councillors have raised concerns about how and when the county’s roads are being graded, graveled and repaired.

The hamlet of Jarvie was packed with people like never before last weekend as the community celebrated its 100th anniversary during the annual Jarvie Days festival.

The heavy rains that fell on the Westlock area last Friday caused some headaches for town staff. Here, an employee works to clear a storm drain near Westlock Elementary School.

Westlock-area Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta supporters were out in full force last Wednesday when party leader Danielle Smith paid a visit to the Memorial Hall.

Two people were taken to hospital last Thursday evening following a collision near the Petro Canada near Clyde Police and emergency crews got a call about a two-vehicle collision at about 4 p.m.

April Wine frontman Myles Goodwyn and the rest of the band rocked the Flatbush Community Complex last Friday night for a crowd of several hundred people. Proceeds from the event, which is now into its fourth year, went to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

A July 16 meeting between the three municipalities within the county of Westlock concerning regional collaboration went well, even if the fruits of the gathering won’t ripen in the near future.

Westlock residents will have the opportunity this Wednesday to hear from one the leader of Alberta’s official opposition.