Westlock News

The vote totals are in from the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party’s Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock nomination where Westlock County Coun. Maureen Kubinec was chosen to take over for Ken Kowalski.

Todd Arth is a remarkably positive man, considering his store has been broken into three times in the past three weeks.

Pembina Hills’ Co-op Pool Operating Reserve will soon be cut in half, with funds being used towards school improvement and technology upgrades. At the Wednesday, Jan.

Former Pembina Hills Supt. Egbert Stang received a six-figure severance payment after being terminated from the school division without cause.

Westlock County Coun. Maureen Kubinec will replace Ken Kowalski as Progressive Conservative (PC) nominee for the Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock riding. There were 1,233 ballots cast throughout the constituency Saturday, Jan.

Five candidates vying for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock took questions at a riding association forum last week, leading up to the Jan. 28 election.

Coworkers and friends of Pembina Hills school division board chair Doug Fleming shared kind words as they reflected on the death of the long-time education advocate. Fleming died suddenly on Jan.

Kids got a short reprieve from school last week after bitterly-cold temperatures forced the Pembina Hills school division to cancel bus service.

About 70 Albertans turned out on Tuesday night to reveal their concerns over a “fundamental problem with how democracy is being practiced in Alberta right now” and to call on a group of MLAs to repeal certain bills infringing on property rights.

Pembina Hills school division chairman Doug Fleming died yesterday. Fleming had been absent from school board meetings for several weeks for medical reasons, but recently returned. On Jan. 16, the division's acting Supt.