Westlock News

The man who robbed the Westlock Esso last Halloween will serve two years less one day under house arrest and then and be subject to strict probation conditions for another two years.

It’s always a tragedy when a family loses a loved one to cancer, but when that loved one is still a child who has not yet had a chance to fulfill her promise, that loss stings just a little bit more.

With the ski season winding down, we took a trip out to the Tawatinaw Ski Hill April 2 to scope out how people were spending their final hours of ski time. Devin Prazak gets some gnarly air during the day.

Westlock County will look into helping the Westlock Foundation fund the Pembina Lodge expansion by indirectly financing the project. The expansion, which is scheduled to begin this summer, will need about $7.

It’s no secret that cancer has a tremendous impact on our society — there are few among us who haven’t been touched in a personal way by the disease. There’s no doubt, however, that some are affected more deeply and more personally than others.

It’s been roughly seven months since former Pembina Hills school division Supt. Richard Harvey left and residents of the area are not much closer to learning why.

The Pembina Lodge expansion is set to begin construction this summer and be completed by the end of the year, Westlock Foundation board chair David Truckey says.

Candidates for the three major political parties are getting into campaign mode for a May 2 federal election — the fourth in seven years.

The old saying claims that March will come in like a lion and out like a lamb, but this year it seems the lion has eaten the lamb, along with all its friends, family and acquaintances.

The Westlock and District Community Hall was abuzz March 26 with Celtic music for a fundraiser for the Westlock Victim Services Unit.