Westlock News

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.

Darion Higgins (left) delivers a kick to Tom Liber, both of Westlock, at the first-ever Westlock Taekwondo Club tournament held on Saturday at the community Hall. All told, there were 113 athletes at the tournament, competing in two disciplines — patterns and sparring.

The future of the Westlock and District Seniors and Disabled bus is starting to take shape with the distribution of a survey looking into the transportation needs of the community.

With the closure of Jarvie and W.R. Frose School in Fawcett now a likelihood, the Westlock Municipal Library — which maintains permanent collections in both communities — is looking at possible solutions to serve both hamlets, such a “bookmobile.

Champion Feeds had to close its doors temporarily after a fire knocked the facility out of commission early last Wednesday morning. Around 5 a.m. on Feb.

Pembina Hills school division trustees voted unanimously Wednesday to close W.R. Frose School and Jarvie School and convert Dapp School into an elementary and junior high school effective Sept.