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Online votes will determine if Ripple Connection wins $125K donation

Online votes will determine if Ripple Connection wins $125K donation

The Ripple Connection Support Centre is hoping to use a $125,000 donation from a Canadian insurance company, iA Financial, to expand their services to help homeless individuals living in the Barrhead area, along with additional supports for residents
RCMP arrest two suspects after four hour standoff

RCMP arrest two suspects after four hour standoff

When all is said and done the Barrhead RCMP expect to lay in excess of 50 charges after they found countless stolen items ranging from drugs and firearms to watches, contact lenses, cell phones, clothing as well as a number of credit cards, passports
Kick off the holidays with Christmas Light-up on Nov. 16

Kick off the holidays with Christmas Light-up on Nov. 16

Santa’s elves will be helping children in Barrhead write their letters to the North Pole during the Christmas Light-up, which will be held in downtown Barrhead this Friday, Nov. 16.
Sharing their experiences with the younger generations

Sharing their experiences with the younger generations

Would you do it again? That is a question one of the Grade 5 students from Barrhead Elementary School (BES) asked Herman Barkemeyer during the school’s annual veteran’s tea at the Barrhead Public Library on Nov. 1.
Brookside Village residents say vegetation overgrowth is a traffic hazard

Brookside Village residents say vegetation overgrowth is a traffic hazard

Residents of Brookside Village want Town of Barrhead councillors to help a shrubbery they believe to be a serious traffic hazard.
Honouring fallen Barrhead serviceman

Honouring fallen Barrhead serviceman

The sacrifice Sgt. Robert McEwan made was not in vain and will not be forgotten, if Mary Wright has anything to say about it. McEwan, a Barrhead native and member of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, was killed in action on Aug.
Orange Shirt Day founder visits Busby and Dapp

Orange Shirt Day founder visits Busby and Dapp

When Phyllis Webstad was six-years-old and about to start school, her aunt took her shopping for some nice clothes to wear on her first day. Deciding on a bright orange shirt, Webstad wore her new clothes with pride as she attended school at the St.
Viersen no fan of cannabis legalization

Viersen no fan of cannabis legalization

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.
If it sounds too good to be true...

If it sounds too good to be true...

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.
Pumpkin walk just around the corner

Pumpkin walk just around the corner

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.
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