Barrhead News

Kevin Berger – Leader Staff Although the lateness of the 2019 Budget is certainly an inconvenience for libraries who are used to receiving their provincial funding prior to Canada Day, there is no official confirmation that the government is planning

Without question, the wildfires in northern Alberta this summer is something everyone would have liked to avoid.

The Western Provinces Hockey Association (WPHA) has applied for a judicial review of the Town of Barrhead’s decision to instead partnering with the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) to start a local Junior hockey team in the community.

Barrhead’s Bethel Pentecostal Church congregation will see a new face at the pulpit come Aug. 1 as longtime minister Dave Findlay will be taking an extended vacation called retirement.

It is a moving target.

Kevin Berger – Leader Staff The Barrhead Centennial Museum is hosting a fairly low-key Children’s Day on Wednesday, July 24, offering some non-digital toys for children to play with and perhaps letting children draw on their new sidewalk if the weath

The County of Barrhead has a lot to be proud of, especially in the field of agriculture. Unfortunately, many people, including those who live in the area, are not aware of what good and innovative things county residents are doing.

Kevin Berger – Leader Staff Town of Barrhead councillors passed all three readings on an amendment to the Business Licence Bylaw during the July 9 meeting that will allow young entrepreneurs to obtain their own temporary business licence for $1.

Kevin Berger – Leader Staff Town of Barrhead councillors passed a motion at their July 9 meeting to donate the downtown traffic lights to the Barrhead Chamber of Commerce and the Main Street Merchants Association so they can use it in a fundraiser.

Kevin Berger – Leader Staff The Barrhead and Area Regional Crime Coalition (BARCC) is looking at hosting a crime prevention trade fair in May 2020, coinciding with Crime Prevention Week in Alberta.