Barrhead News

County of Barrhead councillors say that amalgamation should be a jointly-initiated process.

More than 200 elementary aged students got the chance to experience different facets of agriculture during the fourth annual County of Barrhead Agriculture Day program.

The Town of Barrhead may face a seven-figure sewer bill in the future, but the question is when, how much and who will pay.

It might be a little bit smaller than past years, but the Taste of Barrhead makes its return after a one-year absence. On Friday, Sept.

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It’s official. Tim Hortons is coming to Barrhead. The store will be located inside the Fyfe’s Friendly Pharmacy.

Help wanted — new county manager. On Tuesday, Sept. 6, at the end of the County of Barrhead’s regular council meeting Mark Oberg, county manager, tendered his resignation effective Dec. 16, 2016. Oberg has been with the county since 2009.

It has been a busy year for the Barrhead Fire Department. So far this year, as of Sept. 6, the department has responded to 253 calls, smashing the previous record of 226 in 2015.

Two years of work by local volunteers culminated in a grand opening of Dunstable School’s new outdoor classroom last Wednesday, Sept. 7.

What is the role of a school’s staff in supporting sexual minority students? That was the question Andrea Berg, executive staff officer in professional development with Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA), attempted to answer during a presentation on