Westlock News

Although from the outside it doesn’t look like there’s a whole lot of progress being made on the Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre, that’s just because the work is now all being done on the inside of the facility.

While attempting to gas up on Wednesday morning, a semi-trailer hauling a track feller buncher (a piece of equipment used in forestry) accidentally smacked into the canopy of the Petro-Canada gas station outside of Clyde. Clyde firefighters had to stay on the scene for a few hours to make sure the structure did not collapse while an engineer came to have a look at it.

The Pembina Lodge expansion is quickly becoming a reality, thanks to 30 modular units being lifted into place early last week. By the time the Westlock Foundation held its cube installation ceremony on Tuesday, Nov.

Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Ken Kowalski was the guest speaker at the Tuesday, Nov. 8 Chamber of Commerce meeting, where things got heated when he faced questions from political opponents and attendees.

Westlock RCMP Const. Jim Jimmo will be out on the county roads full time as he has been selected to fill the enhanced policing position with the county. Council approved creating the position through a series of meetings last spring.

A small crowd of about 50 people were at the Westlock Cenotaph Friday afternoon to see about two dozen doves released. Earlier in the day about 1,000 people packed the Westlock & District Community Hall for the official Remembrance Day ceremony. Also on Nov. 11 more than 100 people packed the Clyde Community Hall for the village's Remembrance Day ceremony before moving outdoors to the cenotaph.

A candlelight vigil for victims of domestic violence drew a crowd of about 30 to Main Street last Wednesday night.

Enrolment at the area’s Catholic schools are up slightly for the 2011/12 school year, which is good news for the division even if registration numbers at St. Mary School in Westlock are down slightly.

A contractor putting up Christmas lights on behalf of the Town of Westlock caused a power outage around noon on Wednesday that affected 2,900 customers in the area, according to FortisAlberta.

Westlock RCMP say they may know who is behind the recent string of break-ins in downtown Westlock, which has left many residents and business owners questioning the local authorities.