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Old skateboard ramps get a second life

Old skateboard ramps get a second life

Once refurbished Cousins Skateboard Community will use the former Barrhead ramps to create a mobile skatepark for Indigenous communities
Downtown bullwhipper gets suspended sentence

Downtown bullwhipper gets suspended sentence

Justice tells Barrhead man he needs to think of people other than himself
New cameras on Pembina Hills buses allowing for prosecution of fly-bys

New cameras on Pembina Hills buses allowing for prosecution of fly-bys

Assurance report details ridership, safety initiatives and transportation-related challenges for school division
From Edmonton to Fort Assiniboine on foot

From Edmonton to Fort Assiniboine on foot

Town of Barrhead Coun. Rod Klumph plans to mark the hamlet’s 200-year milestone by retracing a hybrid version of the Klondike Trail
Temporary road closure approved for Walk of Reconciliation

Temporary road closure approved for Walk of Reconciliation

Main Street to be closed to traffic until noon as part of National Indigenous Peoples Day festivities
BREAKING: Incumbent Glenn van Dijken wins in a landslide

BREAKING: Incumbent Glenn van Dijken wins in a landslide

UCP loses some ground to NDP but is otherwise projected to secure firm majority
Swan Hills residents return home

Swan Hills residents return home

Mayor Craig Wilson thanks communities of Barrhead and Westlock for helping his residents in their time of need
Pembina Hills anticipates $1.151M operating deficit in 2023-2024

Pembina Hills anticipates $1.151M operating deficit in 2023-2024

Division budgeted for $2.5M deficit in 2022-2023 in a bid to draw down reserves
Indigenous crosswalk a go

Indigenous crosswalk a go

Town of Barrhead approves Community Indigenous Committee request for crosswalk ahead of Indigenous Peoples Day festivities
Assault with a wrench nets Edmonton man conditional sentence order, 12 months of probation

Assault with a wrench nets Edmonton man conditional sentence order, 12 months of probation

Very early guilty plea, relatively minor injuries to victim factor into sentencing