Barrhead News

Last week, on March 23, Rita Lyster of Rita’s Apothecary &Home Healthcare Ltd. found out the pharmacy that she founded would no longer be the pharmacy of choice for Shepherd’s Care.

Shepherd’s Care Foundation (SCF) is and will continue to be a large part of the community in Barrhead. That is what John Pray, CEO and president of SCF, told the Barrhead Leader during a telephone interview on Tuesday, March 29.

There’s an adage that says when you stay in one place for a certain length of time, you become that place.

The Wildrose Party is concerned that the government may be acting too slowly in regards to repairing the province’s aging water and wastewater infrastructure.

A topic that has not been looked at by a specialized committee since 1985 has been reintroduced in the House of Commons, as Motion M-47, by former Barrhead resident and current Member of Parliament Arnold Viersen.

It was a night of celebration. On Friday March, 18, more than 200 people crowded into the Barrhead United Church to see some of the best performers from the Barrhead Rotary Music Festival.

Three Dunstable School students wanted to make sure when they entered the Westlock District Science Fair they were well prepared. And thanks to the rest of their schoolmates, they were confident they would be able to put their best foot forward.

Alberta may soon have a way to toss out an MLA they don’t want before a general election. At least if Mark Smith, MLA for Drayton Valley – Devon has his way.

The Barrhead and District Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) has a new youth co-ordinator.

Nearly four months after officially taking office, rookie Peace River-Westlock MP Arnold Viersen has now set up his official offices in Ottawa and Barrhead.