Barrhead News

The sixth of seven planned rounds of negotiations regarding the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is taking place this week in Montreal and Peace River-Westlock MP Arnold Viersen says the uncertainty surrounding the issue is h

A missed curfew in Barrhead resulted in the arrest of a local man and the seizure of drugs and a firearm. Barrhead RCMP arrested Randy Blake Wiebe, 59, of Barrhead on Jan. 12 after Wiebe allegedly breached curfew conditions the night before.

When the Barrhead Orioles midget baseball team heads to Cuba later this month for a week-long good will tour, playing as Team Canada, they will be bringing a piece of the community with them.

Two local landowners, Ray and Sean Steele, will have to wait a little longer to find out whether their application to rezone 40 acres of land from highway commercial (C2) to urban reserve will be approved.

Gravel and sand companies may see costs for those commodities increase in the near future due to a decision County of Barrhead councillors are contemplating.

“Every thing the Liberal Federal government touches turns to dust.” That is how Peace River – Westlock MP Arnold Viersen characterized the Trudeau Federal government’s 27 months in office to County of Barrhead councillors during their Jan. 2 meeting.

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.