Westlock News

One man is dead after being found inside a home with “extremely high” carbon monoxide levels. At around 3:50 p.m. on Oct. 28, Westlock RCMP responded to a residence about eight kilometres east of Pickardville.

Westlock County has decided to contribute a 25 per cent share to Family and Community Support Services for 2013, despite having previously said it would only provide the minimum 20 per cent required by the province.

An early-morning blaze just hours after trick-or-treaters called it a night last week has destroyed a fifth-wheel trailer and significantly damaged a Westlock home. Westlock fire fighters were called to an Eastglen residence at about 1:40 a.m.

The Westlock and District Agricultural Society plans to have its new track in place in time for the 100th edition of the fair in 2014.

With both the Hope Resource Centre and Family and Community Support Services facing financial pressures, a possible solution being bandied about is to have the two organizations fall under one banner.

Busby residents were forced to use bottled water for any purpose other than relieving themselves after the hamlet was put under a boil-water advisory that ran from Oct. 23 to Oct. 29.

Former Pembina Hills school division Supt. Richard Harvey has been charged with defrauding the division by submitting excessive expense claims. Alberta Justice spokesperson Jason Maloney confirmed Oct.

A break-in at a downtown business last weekend has the owner concerned — but not because of her own property that was damaged. Some time between 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 and 1 a.m. on Oct.

There will be some changes to Westlock’s Santa’s Anonymous program this year to prevent abuse of the system that organizers have seen in the past.

On Oct. 19, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band were in Westlock for a show in front of a packed house at the Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre. Pictured are (L-R) Jeff Hanna, John McEuen and Bob Carpenter. Before the band hit the stage, the crowd was treated to the musical stylings of Sweet Tequila. The show also included opening act Jimmie Whiffin who started off the evening getting the audience ready for the rest of the evening.