Barrhead News

The legalization of marijuana in Canada is no laughing matter for Peace River-Westlock MP Arnold Viersen. “Canada’s Conservatives are seriously concerned about the consequences of this,” he said.

All’s well that ends well. This idiom, popularized by William Shakespeare, in his play of the same title, refers to something that concludes satisfactorily even though the events that led to the conclusion were everything but.

The Pumpkin Walk is a Barrhead tradition, one that the community was very close to losing. However, thanks to a group of local volunteers the popular event has been given a reprieve.

The Town of Barrhead and Main Street businesses need work to become accessible to all residents. But the good news is that many accessibility issues can be resolved, at least temporarily, without having to break the bank.

A child exposed to trauma, especially in early childhood has a longer reaching impact on their development than previously believed.

It can happen to anyone. That is what Barrhead Regional Fire Services (BRFS) captain Scott Green told a group gathered around a cooking grill as part of a fire safety demonstration.

Barrhead is an attractive community and they have the awards to prove it. For the second year in a row, Barrhead has been awarded five out of five blooms in the annual Communities in Bloom (CiB) contest.

Having a working smoke detector and fire escape plan that has two escape routes could be the key to saving your life.

If everything goes as planned, the medical marijuana facility Royal Canadian Cannabis could be in production as early as October 2019.

Crime continues to be on a downward trend. That is what RCMP Sgt. Bob Dodds told County of Barrhead councillors during their Oct. 2 meeting, making this the second straight quarter in which the overall crime rate has decreased.