Barrhead News

The Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast’s run may have ended in 2007, but that doesn’t mean people cannot still see a live stage production of the popular play.

With four of the seven trustees having been elected in October, the Pembina Hills Public Schools board is still learning the ropes and doesn’t have any major projects on the go, such as the attendance area review carried out in 2016.

If it had not been for the slow down in the oil patch, David Donovan might not have become a member of the RCMP. That is what Const. Donovan said during a Dec. 29 visit to the Barrhead Leader office.

County of Barrhead residents will have to pay more to access certain services after councillors unanimously approved a recommendation from administration to update its schedule of fees. Also at their Jan.

The Town of Barrhead celebrated the New Year by hosting a family friendly Dec. 31 First Night celebration. Activities started at the Barrhead Regional Aquatics Centre where about 200 people took part in a free swim from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Barrhead Elementary School students were treated to a Christmas assembly on the final day before the winter break on Dec. 22. The assembly, which was hosted by the school's Mount Columbia Cougars, focused on the virtue of the month — generosity. (Pictured) From left: Pauhal Singh and Jack Kryger as part of the Class 3D choir.

Dear constituents, as 2017 comes to a close, I am pleased to share an update on the past 12 months. For my family, the year began with the birth of our third child, Jillian.

At their Dec.

The astounding support for the formation of the United Conservative Party was by far the biggest surprise for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Glenn van Dijken in 2017.

The county needs a new lagoon and county CAO Debbie Oyarzun says the project is not an option for council, but is instead, a requirement under environmental regulations. Oyarzun made her comments to council Dec.