Westlock News

A Saturday-morning fire southeast of Clyde that destroyed a loft that housed seven antique cars is under investigation. No one was hurt in the March 30 blaze that also destroyed a number of ATVs and claimed the life of a pet dog.

Town ratepayers should expect an increase on their property tax bills after the Westlock Foundation issued its requisition for 2013.

A procession of roughly 60 Christians marched down 100 Avenue on Good Friday to mark the start of this year’s Easter Triduum. The crowd gathered outside of St. Mary’s Catholic Church around 9 a.m.

Grade 5 students at Westlock Elementary School may soon be taking a biblical studies course again.

Even thought spring officially started on March 20, last Thursday, March 21, saw the Westlock area get hit with the heaviest snowfall it’s seen this winter.

Last Thursday’s heavy snowfall had a role to play in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 44 north of Flatbush that claimed the lives of three people from Slave Lake and injured three others. At around 11 a.m.

Alyssa Wagler skates during the Westlock Figure Skating Club's annual spring carnival on March 15 at the Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre. The theme for the evening was "Movies on Ice” and each performance saw skaters take to the ice to skate to music from many famous movies, including James Bond, Harry Potter and Grease.

After roughly two-and-a-half-years of negotiating, the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) has reached a tentative four-year agreement with the provincial government.

Five Westlock community members were honoured last Tuesday as recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Rose Bibby, Tom McConaghy, Wayne Peyre, Leo Seguin and Sheila Trueblood were all at Westlock-St.

In terms of response times, the Town of Westlock Fire Department is well above average.