Barrhead News

Thunder Lake area residents will have a chance to voice their opinion on what they would like to see for the future of the County of Barrhead’s municipal public reserve lands surrounding the lake. Councillors unanimously set a public meeting for Aug.

Kevin Berger – Leader Staff Facing a revenue shortfall due to more than $4.

Transportation is at the top of concerns Town of Barrhead councillors would like to discuss with Alberta’s Municipal Affairs minister Kaycee Madu. That is what councillors decided during their Aug.

The County of Barrhead will soon have another campground.

Kevin Berger – Leader Staff A Show N’ Shine and Summer Market will be held at the Rich Valley Agriplex next Saturday, Aug. 24, as a fundraiser for repairs to the facility. The Rich Valley Show N’ Shine will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For the last seven years, farms, ranches, and other agriculture producers from across the province have opened their doors, gates and fields to visitors as part of the annual Open Farm Days — including many from the County of Barrhead.

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.