Whitecourt town councillors reviewed a letter from Forestry Minister Todd Loewen during their regular meeting on Monday afternoon. Loewen reached out to Alberta municipalities asking them to take more ...

Forestry is an important industry in Whitecourt and the rest of Alberta. Brock Mulligan of the Alberta Forest Products Association asked Whitecourt town council on Monday to lobby the provincial ...

According to the 2024 report, municipal enforcement currently employs three full-time community peace officers (CPOs).

Matthew Ferris started as Woodlands’ chief administrative officer (CAO) on Jan. 27 and attended his first regular council ...

The Whitecourt, Mayerthorpe and other RCMP detachments responded to a reported kidnapping on Feb. 2, resulting in a shelter ...

The Town of Edson may soon have its own aerial truck, or ladder truck, at the Edson Fire Department. On Feb. 4, town council ...

However, the sheriffs’ highway patrol did stop this vehicle that afternoon. “The driver received a mandatory summons to appear in court as a result,” the Alberta Sheriffs posted on social media. The ...

In the race to represent Division 5 (Blue Ridge), Prestidge unseated Pritchard, winning 95 votes to Pritchard’s 79 and Sawyer ...

Whitecourt council, including (l-r) Mayor Tom Pickard and councillors Tara Baker and Paul Chauvet, hosted a public hearing ...

“The property continues to be vacant,” town Development Officer Samantha Kemp told Whitecourt council at the hearing. Kemp ...