Barrhead News

Art has always played a large role in Joe Williams’ life. When he was young he and his family used it to help him deal with the anxiety caused by loud noises, crowded rooms and other stimuli as the result of his autism.

Summerlea residents want the County of Barrhead to take over the cost of dust control in their subdivision. A 15-year resident of the area, current condo association director Robert Suurhoff met with council Dec.

Town of Barrhead councillors unanimously approved the recreation agreement that will see the municipality receive a minimum of $312,679 from the county for the core operating costs of the Agrena, aquatics centre and curling rink.

This year the Barrhead Leader turned 90. To celebrate this fact, the editorial staff decided to take a look at two years of our history, 1928 and 1943.

Just under 800 children will have a brighter Christmas thanks to the generosity of Barrhead area residents. That is what Derra Mantey, one of the organizers of Barrhead’s Samaritans Purse’s Operation Christmas Child campaign told the Barrhead Leader.

It has been a busy year for Elieneke’s Bake Shop owner Elien De Herdt. De Herdt says there have been a few changes, primarily with regards to her shop’s display and noted that each new hurdle has been completed with a sense of accomplishment.

Barrhead women facing an unplanned pregnancy who are not sure of what their next step will be will soon have a new resource to call upon.

For the second straight year Alberta’s Ballet production of the Nutcracker will have a Barrhead flavour. That is because Yasmeen Assaf, 9, and Jamie Kalmbach, 9, successfully auditioned for the company’s annual Christmas production.

A local family-violence prevention program is in jeopardy of losing its funding and the Rotary Club of Barrhead is looking for municipal dollars to keep it local. Club president Mark Oberg made his presentation to county council Nov.

The County of Barrhead will pay at least $312,679 yearly to the Town of Barrhead to operate the Barrhead Regional Aquatics Centre, the Barrhead Agrena and the Barrhead Curling Rink.