Barrhead News

Christmas is quickly approaching and Barrhead and District FCSS, like Santa Claus, is busy checking its list in an effort to make sure every child receives something special.

The Barrhead Healthcare Centre is hoping to be able to make its palliative care patients a little more comfortable, with help from the public.

The seventh annual Barrhead Festival of Trees was well attended and successful says Dave Sawatzky, president of the Barrhead &District Chamber of Commerce.

The Barrhead Fire Department (BFD) and its firefighters are doing an exceptional job. That was the consensus of both town and county councillors during a discussion about the Barrhead Fire Services 2017 budget at the joint council meeting on Nov. 30.

So far this year, Barrhead has enjoyed a mild winter with relatively little snowfall. However, when the snow does inevitably start to fall, the Town of Barrhead’s public works department is ready to keep the streets safe for travelling.

For the last two weekends hundreds of people visited Fort Assiniboine to take part in the 19th annual Journey to Bethlehem.

The County of Barrhead has declared a municipal agricultural disaster. Following agriculture service board and county administrative recommendations, council voted at their Nov.

The third quarter has been exceptionally busy for the fire department and has included a variety of chimney and structural fires, Barrhead Fire chief John Whittaker says.

The Barrhead Fire Department’s (BFD) latest acquisition is worth its weight in gold or at least its $700,000 price tag.

The Barrhead Fire Department (BFD) is hoping Associated Ambulance, the company contracted by Alberta Health Services (AHS) to provide EMS service to the region, will reverse its decision to remove a piece of life-saving equipment from one of its Barr