Barrhead News

Barrhead residents are one step closer to having automated, front street garbage pick-up.

It is good news. That is how Town of Barrhead mayor Dave McKenzie characterized the county’s announcement that Royal Canadian Cannabis, a medical marijuana company, will be the first tenant at the Kiel Industrial Park.

RCMP are asking for the public’s help in identifying three suspects who are believed to be connected in an armed robbery at the Barrhead FAS Gas. According to an RCMP press release, on June 19 at about 5 a.m.

The biggest challenge facing the department today is finding enough volunteers says Barrhead Fire chief John Whittaker.

County of Barrhead councillors unanimously approved during their June 5 meeting a development application from a resident in the Thunder Lake area which would allow him to expand his business.

The Town of Barrhead is going to add its support behind a Barrhead and District Chamber of Commerce led effort to woo a number of new Pembina Public Schools [PHPS] employees in an attempt to get them to move to the community.

Olympic bobsleigh athlete Melissa Lotholz has been named the first recipient of the Town of Barrhead Blue Heron Award. Lotholz received the award during June 12 council meeting.

Thunder Lake residents who have items on the reserve land surrounding the lake will find that they have been red flagged by the County of Barrhead. That is what county manager Debbie Oyarzun said during her regular report to councillors June 5.

If you are a teacher of a high school photography class and want to teach students the process of a commercial photo shoot how do you do it? The answer, at least if you are Barrhead Composite High School (BCHS) portrait photography teacher Bruce Tyrr

Although County of Barrhead councillors agree with the spirit of Bill 20,1 they believe not enough consideration has been given to the business community.