Barrhead News

Town of Barrhead councillors will be getting a large pay increase starting in the new year. On Dec.

Freezing rain across Pembina Hills Public Schools (PHPS) resulted in a shutdown of school buses across nearly the entire division on Dec. 10, making this the second week in a row the weather has played havoc with transportation.

Two men suspected to have carried out a gas station robbery in Sangudo have been arrested after they were involved in a shootout with the RCMP. On Nov. 30, two suspects entered the Pit Stop gas station in Sangudo.

County of Barrhead councillors approved an interim operating budget of up to $10 million during their Dec. 4 meeting. The budget is necessary so that the county can continue to operate until it passes its final budget in the spring.

The Barrhead Public Library board is doing everything it can to hold the line on rising expenses, but it isn’t enough.

Lac Ste. Anne County is prepared to help the Rich Valley Agricultural Society find a way to fund costly repairs to the Agriplex’s ice plant.

Two dancers from the Footworks Dance Academy will be performing in the Alberta Ballet production of The Nutcracker, which will be performed at the Northern Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton from Dec. 6-9.

Barrhead RCMP have charged two individuals with attempted murder after they allegedly tried to set a man on fire at the Tiger Lily transfer site on Nov. 28.

There aren’t too many times when a person gets paid more than $17,000 to come and have lunch, but that is what happened, more or less to Shannon Carlson.

The Barrhead Elementary School (BES) Advisory Association is one step closer to meeting its goal of a new outdoor classroom and adventure playground for the school thanks to the Barrhead Elks Lodge. On Tuesday, Nov.