Barrhead News

Barrhead town council unanimously gave second and third readings to a land use bylaw, which would allow a developer to convert a former church into a residential dwelling. On Tuesday, Dec.

The second meeting for residents concerned about the Syrian refugee crisis, held at the Barrhead United Church on Wednesday, Dec. 9, drew more support from the community and brought more definitive answers to some of the questions people have.

The first annual Fireman’s Ball, held at the Barrhead Elementary School gymnasium on Saturday, Dec. 5, was a success comparable to the Festival of Trees’ fundraising gala on Nov. 28 with regards to turnout.

The skaters in the Barrhead Figure Skating Club are preparing to show how far they have progressed this year during the club’s annual Christmas Gala on Thursday, Dec. 10.

You might say automotives is a part of this month’s Barrhead and District Chamber of Commerce’s student of the month, Ray Barendregt.

The Barrhead Composite High School Senior Boys Gryphons volleyball team captured the provincial high school championship on Saturday, Nov. 28 in Grande Prairie, losing only one set in the process.

At the regular meeting of Barrhead County Council on Dec. 1, assembled council met with a delegation representing the Neerlandia Co-op’s interest in having a liquor store and discussed an amendment to Land-Use Bylaw No. 5-2010.

The numbers are in. A whooping 899 precious shoebox gifts left Barrhead to bless needy children in Central and South America, West Africa, Nepal, Haiti and Ukraine.

The federal government’s pledge to accept 25,000 refugees to Canada has prompted a group of residents to try to help. On Thursday, Nov.

Three businesses, which are normally competitors, have banded together for a common cause, to raise money for the Barrhead and District Society’s aquatic centre fundraising effort.