Westlock News

Tillers Folly, (L-R) Nolan Murray, Bruce Coughlan and Laurence Knight, took to the Cultural Arts Theatre stage on March 1, playing to a full house. It was the second-last CATS show of the season. Motus O Dance hits the stage on March. 15.

The evening of Feb. 13 began like any other for one Linaria household, but would soon be changed forever when a small chimney fire took a turn for the worst.

A Vimy-area family is in shock after waking up last Sunday morning to find their house had been hit by two bullets while they slept.

Whether or not the Village of Clyde continues to exist as its own municipality is not likely to be decided until after the October municipal election.

Renowned harpist Keri Lynn Zwicker was in Westlock on Feb. 15 as part of the Cultural Arts Theatre series, along with acclaimed fiddler Lizzy Hoyt. In this photo Zwicker takes a glance over at cellist Jeff Faragher during a piece in the show's first half.

A suspected chimney fire tore through a Linaria-area home last Wednesday night, destroying the building and leaving a family of seven homeless. Westlock Rural firefighters received a call at around 7 p.m. on Feb.

Westlock County’s adventure with peat burning is close to being resolved. At the Feb.

“I’m both bowled over and tickled pink,” Westlock Bowl owner Carolyn Kohlsmith told an enthusiastic crowd at the Feb. 3 wrap-up party for the second annual Knockdown Cancer fundraiser.

If Saturday night’s Jr. ‘B’ hockey game at the Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre is any indication, Westlock would be a perfect host for a Senior ‘AA’ hockey team.

Residents will have plenty of opportunity to discuss early childhood development in the coming weeks at several forums scheduled throughout Westlock County.