Barrhead News

If all the other Progressive Conservative Party associations were like that of Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock, Albertans would have no reason to doubt the party’s ability to govern them, according to one candidate in the PC leadership race.

A lot of questions have been left following the death of a 16-year-old Neerlandia resident. Tyson Mast was killed Feb. 23 when the snowmobile he was driving collided with a tree somewhere near Neerlandia.

Exercise Slow Release went down in Barrhead Feb. 22, and it took a co-ordinated effort to respond to the mock disaster.

It takes a village to raise a child, and that is the reason Family and Community Support Services initiated its hot lunch program at Barrhead Elementary School.

Valentine’s Day could have turned into a tragedy for a 19-year-old Barrhead man if police had not known the gun slung across his back was indeed a replica. RCMP officers from the Barrhead detachment responded to a “front-door” complaint at 5:55 p.m.

The auctioneer’s role is often mistaken by the great unwashed as a lot of unintelligible babble, but for one Barrhead-area man with ties to Westlock it’s held a lifelong allure. Ben Kellert’s love of auctioneering led him to Lethbridge on Feb.

Women looking to get out of an abusive relationship will soon have a safe place to go right in the Westlock-Barrhead area.

Eighteen-year-old Kyrie Bauer has a motto in life: Go big, or go home. It’s that zest for life that prompted the Barrhead woman to leave behind family and friends on Feb.

The County of Barrhead is backing its auditors to not release portions of audit management letters to the public. The Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC) is seeking input on whether or not to publicly release the letters.

Alberta teachers are taking a 4.3-per-cent increase in their pay after talks broke down between the Alberta Teachers Association, the Alberta School Boards Association and the province.