Barrhead News

There was a penny carnival, bouncy castle and battles activities, craft time and the construction of a Lego city. There was snow golf and tobogganing, not to mention a horse drawn sleigh.

It’s a messy, messy business … but the figurine you create makes it well worthwhile. The 11 students who attended a Paverpol art workshop at Barrhead’s Anglican Church on Saturday, Jan. 26 certainly weren’t complaining.

For some it is easy to delve into the wonderful world of books where anything can happen and the imagination is free to run wild.

The site of Barrhead’s new aquatic centre has been chosen. A five-acre parcel of land at the corner of 49 Street and 58 Avenue, across from the Petro-Canada gas station and old motel, has been earmarked for the swimming pool.

Controversy erupted last week after several Barrhead Continuing Care Centre employees were sent home for refusing to take flu shots.

This year one local business is in the running for an award at the 2013 Alberta Business Awards of Distinction in Edmonton.

The Northern Lights Snowmobile Club invited the Leader to explore some of its trails in Barrhead County. Here is an Englishman’s take on his first snowmobiling experience.

New faces will be running this year’s Wildrose Rodeo Finals. A committee is to be formed to organize September’s four-day Agrena spectacle. A private meeting to set up the group has been slated for February 19.

French Immersion enrolment at Barrhead Elementary School has risen over the last 13 years, latest figures show. There are currently 108 children in the program offered at kindergarten level through to Grade 6.

Barrhead, prepare to say hello to a Prince. Or perhaps the Swahili “jambo” would be a more appropriate greeting to someone hailing from Africa.