Barrhead News

It is a beautiful building. That was the consensus of the more than 70 people who attended the Sept. 13 official ribbon cutting for Lac Ste. Anne County’s (LSAC) new administration building about two kilometres south of Sangudo.

It looks like there will be an election after all — at least for voters in the Town of Barrhead and the County of Barrhead's Division 4. As the nomination deadline passed at noon on Sept.

The town and county are one step closer to having a fire services agreement. Barrhead town councillors unanimously approved the 12-page agreement during their Sept. 11 meeting.

Woodlands County councillors believe medical marijuana might cure many of the issues the Hamlet of Fort Assiniboine faces. On Sept.

Area artist Roberta Peirson is the Barrhead Art Gallery’s artist-of-the-month for September. Peirson has worked with a variety of mediums over the decades she has been a painter and says there is always time to try something new.

Misty Ridge Ski hill will open for business this winter. The question is for how long and in what capacity. That is what Misty Ridge Society board chair Kerry McElroy told the Barrhead Leader last week.

Long-time Barrhead area resident and business person Mark Vriend is taking his second attempt at the mayor’s chair. In his first mayoral run, four years ago, Vriend lost to Gerry St.

Nadine and Uwe Quedenbaum have a decision to make.

After a four-year hiatus Dave McKenzie hopes to return to Barrhead town council, but this time as mayor.

Woodlands County councillors for the Blue Ridge, Goose Lake and Fort Assiniboine communities are all standing for re-election, Oct. 16. First elected in 2004, Blue Ridge Coun.