Barrhead News

Local business owner Eric Vriend is honoured to be named advocate of the year by the Canadian Down Syndrome Society (CDSS).

It was a night to celebrate. On Thursday, March 16, in front of a packed house at the United Church to see some of the best performers from the Barrhead Rotary Music Festival.

The Barrhead Curling Club’s (BCC) season has come to an abrupt end as the ice surfaces suffered extensive flood damage over the weekend. Stephanie Brost, BCC manager, said they discovered the flooding on March 19.

Less than a year after his arrival, former Gambian Buba Banda has decided to move to Edmonton at month’s end, says Barrhead Community Refugee Support (BCRS) co-chair Rita Lyster.

Hillcrest Lodge is one step closer, albeit a small one, to completing its renovation expansion plans.

A school bus, with an undetermined number of occupants, has overturned and is in danger of going into the Assiniboine River.

Residents waiting to find out how much it will cost to use the new Barrhead Regional Aquatic Centre will have to wait a little longer.

The provincial government’s proposed bill to reduce school transportation and instructional materials fees will see parents pocketing more money but school divisions scrambling to make up the lost revenue.

Barrhead RCMP commander Sgt. Bob Dodds had some good and bad news for Woodlands County councillors during his regular quarterly report to council on Feb. 21 in Fort Assiniboine.

Looks can be deceiving. When a person looks at Neerlandia Public Christian School (NPCS) they see a school that is a little more than a year old and they would be correct. The school officially opened its doors to students in December 2015.