Barrhead News

A lot of people may consider Friday 13 unlucky, but for people connected with the Neerlandia Co-op it was a day of celebration.

Curves wants to help the people lose a few pounds. A few pounds of food that is.

They say time heals all wounds, but the ones left by the slaying of four Mayerthorpe RCMP officers still remains.

Imagine having to duck and dodge as you weave your way across the beautiful Alberta landscape too busy keeping an eye out for low branches and fallen trees to enjoy the view.

Bullying goes beyond the doors of education and out into society. On Wednesday, Feb. 25, businesses, schools, and individuals wore pink, as a way of saying enough is enough.

Imagine being four-years old and suffering from leukemia. Nicole Farrants-Wilkins can’t bear the thought, and as she sat in a chair watching her precious pink hair fall to the floor, that’s what was on her mind.

The Barrhead Senior Jags boys played the best game of the season when they took on the Westlock R.F. Staples T-Birds on Thursday, Feb. 27.

The Government of Alberta announced in October that the Ministry of Seniors would be committing $70 million over a five-year span to enhance safety in seniors’ lodges and apartments across Alberta. On Monday, Feb.

The police in Busby finally got their man.

Minister of Culture and Tourism and MLA for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock Maureen Kubinec made a guest appearance at the Barrhead County Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 17 to discuss Alberta's current fiscal situation.