Barrhead News

The Wildrose Alliance Party continues to make strides toward governance. Party leader Danielle Smith was in Barr-head April 12 to visit several locations including the Co-op, Freson Bros. IGA and Hillcrest Lodge.

The Town of Barrhead has committed itself to a new pool facility after it received the first of what will likely be many reports about the Kinsmen Aquatics Centre. It would cost approximately $4.

A small group of Lac La Nonne residents let their opinion be known regarding the closure of the Lac La Nonne Water Stabilization pond (also known as the Dunstable lagoon).

Residents looking to gain better insight as to where federal election candidates stand on various issues will have their chance on April 14.

Barrhead teen Kyrie Bauer has finally set foot on Canadian soil for the first time in two months.

Barry Hennessey is calling the findings of an inquest into the deaths of four RCMP officers “complete nonsense.” The report was released March 29.

Employees from Shepherd’s Care took to the streets March 31 to show their displeasure over a proposed one per cent over three years wage increase.

It’s been roughly seven months since former Pembina Hills school division Supt. Richard Harvey left and residents of the area are not much closer to learning why.

For 11-year-old Tyler Gerke of Edmonton, a home means somewhere to enjoy life with his family. Tyler, who is the nephew to Penny Stephani of Barrhead, is the second-place winner of the Meaning of Home contest, hosted by Genworth Financial Canada.

Barry Hennessey is keeping an optimistic attitude that the Supreme Court of Canada will allow his family to plead for reconsideration of the prison sentences imposed on his son, Shawn, and Dennis Cheeseman.