Westlock News

Alberta’s Minister of Municipal Affairs will soon know whether the petition requesting a dissolution study for the Village of Clyde is valid, but it could be many months before residents know what will happen.

Cal Busby is the youngest of the three men vying to win election as the new Westlock County Division 3 councillor, and he views his relative youth as an advantage.

Jim Wiese is letting his name stand as a candidate for the vacant Westlock County Division 3 seat. Initially Wiese said he wasn’t planning on running, but was overwhelmed with calls from friends and neighbours.

Hundreds gathered on Main Street last Saturday for the annual Wacky Saturday festival. Chris and Sarah Pollard got a good look at the crowd from atop their stilts.

A byelection is necessary to replace former Westlock County Coun. Maureen Kubinec after three men submitted nomination papers to run for the seat.

Last week marked the end of official business for long-time MLA Ken Kowalski, but he’s not ready to put up his feet just yet.

Westlock County will seek to create a tri-county committee, including Thorhild and Barrhead counties, to address paving Township Road 590.

Mina Kwan works on her javelin form before competing in the intermediate turbo javelin event at R.F. Staples' junior high elimination track meet on May 25. See more from the meet on Page 28 of the print edition.

Some Village of Clyde residents have shown interest in seeing the municipality become a hamlet within Westlock County, but ultimately the decision rests with the provincial cabinet.

Westlock RCMP say a torched stolen vehicle was behind the 80-acre fire near Clyde last Sunday. The fire started in the early afternoon of Sunday, May 13 east of Clyde and two miles south of Highway 18 on the Landing Trail.