Barrhead News

Barrhead imposed a fire ban last Tuesday amid concern over dry and windy conditions. County councillors agreed to suspend all fire permits, except those for heating and cooking.

Gary Duthler will be retiring this summer as principal of Neerlandia Public Christian School, a position he has held for five years. Here he reflects on the blessing of being chosen by God to prepare children for life.

Residents on 57 Avenue between 46 Street and 43 Street are asking the town to install a four-way stop sign at the intersection of 57 Avenue and 46 Street.

Maureen Kubinec has confirmed she will have constituency offices in Barrhead and Westlock. The new Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA said suitable buildings had been found in both towns.

For decades Sangudo was dying a slow death. As the hamlet prepares to celebrate its 100th homecoming anniversary we look at how the community turned its fortunes around. It takes a crisis to make a community.

Mother’s Day is a special day for all women who have been blessed with the chance to nurture another young life.

Wrapped loosely in brown paper are yellowing, brittle pages that usher a reader through the winding corridors of Barrhead’s past. 1928-29 is written on one of the bundles stacked on a series of shelves.

For a few hours on May 2, Barrhead Elementary School was the home of a shining example of technology as the University of Calgary Solar Team paid a visit.

Barrhead County residents will soon be receiving their property tax notices after the county passed its 2012 budget on May 1. As was the case in 2011, the county is raising all three of its residential, non-residential and farmland mill rates.

It may not have been a Ken Kowalski-style sweep, but Maureen Kubinec has been elected as the new MLA for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock.