Westlock News

The public school trustee under fire for suggesting gay students should act less gay if they don’t want to be bullied has been keeping a low profile. Dale Schaffrick did not appear at last Wednesday’s meeting of Pembina Hill school division.

Westlock town council will consider helping to fund an RCMP school resource officer in Westlock-area schools, but only after discussing the issue with other funding partners first.

Scottish-Canadian singer John McDermott, backed by guitarist Jason Fowler, sings to a packed house at the Cultural Arts Theatre Friday night. McDermott was the second in a series of six shows coming to town this season.

Westlock town council will be presented with a detailed breakdown of costs for the Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre at the Dec. 10 council meeting.

There has been little visible progress on the dissolution study for the Village of Clyde nearly six months after a petition was forwarded to Alberta Municipal Affairs.

The response to comments made by a local public school trustee, who suggested gay students should “act less gay” if they don’t want to be bullied, has been far-reaching.

Several buildings were evacuated and several streets were closed in downtown Westlock after a semi truck and trailer collided with a power pole last Wednesday afternoon. Westlock RCMP Const. Ryan Flear said that at about 1 p.m. on Nov.

Hundreds helped to kick off the Christmas season in Westlock Friday night for the annual Christmas Light Up.

One Westlock County family is homeless following a chimney fire that spread and destroyed their home. Westlock Rural fire chief Drew Beattie said his department received the call about a chimney fire in a log house at around noon on Thursday, Nov.

Several buildings were evacuated and several streets closed off in downtown Westlock after a semi truck and trailer collided with a power pole at about 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14.