Westlock News

Devon RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating Busby resident Gary Fornahl-Bogden.

After three consecutive 4-2 votes, and much discussion, Westlock County councillors passed the county’s new Fire Protection Bylaw, which includes restrictions on the burning of peat.

Three teenage boys face arson charges following a fire that destroyed a home at the corner of 100 Avenue and 104 Street in downtown Westlock last Tuesday afternoon.

A Clyde man is dead following a farming accident early last week. On April 15 at 8:20 p.m. Westlock RCMP responded to a farming fatality on a rural property near Clyde.

The Westlock News is one step closer to being provided with information concerning former Pembina Hills school division Supt. Richard Harvey’s departure.

Teachers from St. Mary Catholic School and trustees from Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 2 have signed off on the province’s proposed four-year teacher labour deal. St.

No one was injured when this southbound lumber truck spilled its load on Highway 44 at Township Road 654 north of Flatbush on April 8. Westlock RCMP Const. Mike Febbraro said speed and alcohol were not factors, and the driver likely dozed off or was distracted and could not regain control after his trailer caught the edge of the road.

Alberta Education has approved the installation of a new $300,000 modular classroom at Eleanor Hall School to deal with the school’s burgeoning enrolment, and the Pembina Hills school division will pay a quarter of the bill.

Pembina Hills trustees and teachers have signed off on the province’s proposed four-year teacher labour deal.

It won’t be much longer before Westlock County will resolve its peat-burning ban endeavour. On April 16, county councillors are planning to hold a special council meeting to pass first reading of the county’s new Fire Protection Bylaw.