The recent spate of grass and brush fires throughout Westlock County must not go unnoticed.

News about laboratory services at the Westlock Healthcare Centre being cut comes as a major blow to the community of Westlock.

After more than six months of bickering, attempted compromises and a lot of elbow grease, Westlock County finally has a fire protection bylaw that allows peat material to be burned, but also places stiff restrictions on doing so.

We’re getting closer, but we’re wondering how much longer this is going to take.

Finally we are near a resolution to the peat burning issue in the county.

The proposed federal boundary election changes still don’t make sense.