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Westlock looks to boost civic engagement with modernized Public Participation Policy — Photo by Mochammad Algi on Pexels

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Westlock Unveils 3× More Youth Civic Engagement Voice

In 2023 Westlock’s new policy boosted youth participation by 700%, letting students directly influence city budgets and council decisions. Westlock Youth Civic Engagement: From Lull to Leading Voice When I first visited the Westlock City Hall in early 2019, I counted barely two young faces among the thirty-seven attendees.

Westlock looks to boost civic engagement with modernized Public Participation Policy — Photo by Denys Novikov on Pexels

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Build Civic Engagement for Westlock Students in 5 Minutes

Why Westlock Students Need to Vote Rural Alberta sees only a quarter of high schoolers registered for local elections, and Westlock aims to double that number.1 I grew up in a small town where the nearest polling station was a thirty-minute drive, and the idea of voting felt remote.