Barrhead News

Water and utility costs in the County of Barrhead are going up. County council approved the increase at its Jan. 11 meeting. The amendment will have an immediate impact on residents’ pocketbook, said County manager Mark Oberg.

Most musicians can only dream about being able to play at New York’s Carnegie Hall. For Barrhead Composite High School students Megan Wruk, Grade 12, and Joel Toews, Grade 11, it’s a reality.

Town council has voted unanimously to scrap a proposed bylaw that would reduce the hours of operation for local liquor stores and off sales at local drinking establishments.

The fate of the senior high school program at Fort Assiniboine School will be decided in the spring. Pembina Hills Regional Division No.

Within 15 minutes of getting off the plane in the Haitian capital of Port au Prince, Barrhead’s Khiya Kooger, 15, knew she would never look at the world the same again.

Sandy Hennessey believes the truth of what actually happened during one of the darkest days in Canadian history won’t be revealed at the fatality inquiry that started Monday at a courthouse in Stony Plain, but she wants to be there just the same.

No one was injured in a residential fire that has left a local family homeless. Barrhead firefighters responded to the call at 11:34 a.m. Dec. 28.

A standing ovation was a true indication of Barrhead Composite High School’s support for Canadian soldiers serving on missions away from home. The ovation came at the end of a long-distance conversation between Spruce Grove native Cpl.

For Tammy Taylor, art is about telling the story of her life. Taylor is the Artist of the Month for the Barrhead Art Club, and she will have her work on display Jan. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the art gallery.

More than 65 years later, Bill Dewitz says having to wrap the limp body of a fellow Canadian soldier he had only known for a few hours earlier into a blanket was the most difficult thing he has ever experienced in his 86 years.