Westlock News

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.

The Town of Westlock will donate $44,000 towards the new Slave Lake library, which is currently being rebuilt after the wildfire last May that destroyed much of that community.

Caleb Little races around third base for his Westlock rookie team last Wednesday, May 16. Westlock rookie teams 1 and 3 played against each other at Diamond 18 located behind the Westlock District & Community Hall.

A rural family is frustrated with Westlock County after a year-long effort to get some compensation for flooding last spring that destroyed their basement.

Westlock County council is hoping to make it slightly easier for rural residents to hook into the new water line heading south to Busby.