Barrhead News

For three hours last week Barrhead celebrated the spirit of giving. Reflecting on its many blessings, the community thanked those who give time, effort, love, and sometimes money to others, without expecting anything in return.

Town residents face a tax hike of nearly seven per cent. The municipal residential portion of the tax rate is to climb by 0.5 mills, Barrhead Town Council has decided.

Barrhead &Districts Co-op has been honoured with the Alberta Association for Community Living’s Community Living Award.

The cost of demolishing the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre has been estimated at $250,000. Once consultant fees and other expenses are included the cost could jump to $300,000.

The long months of waiting are over. Decisions have been made. Letters have been mailed. Joy has been expressed, disappointment felt. Applicants for $300,000-plus in surplus funds from the Summer Games learned last week of the fate of their requests.

It’s big, it’s shiny, it’s beautiful, and everyone wants it: a ravishing ruby called the Scarlet Heart. Barrhead junior high drama club students are gearing up to put on The Scarlet Heart, a Commedia dell’arte comedy performance.

Almost one year after filming began, Barrhead’s highly anticipated promotional video has been unveiled. The video made its debut at a launch party April 6, where the three-minute film was played on the big screen at the Roxy Theatre.

It sounds like a childhood fantasy – soaring through the skies in a fighter jet. Well, here’s a chance to turn that dream into reality.

When two bungling bank robbers desperate for a hideout interrupt the weekly bridge game of four suburban matrons, the stage is set for a cornucopia of comic capers and entertaining exchanges.

Hopes are high of Hillcrest Lodge’s long-awaited $11 million expansion starting in one or two years. Enough funds are said to be in place for phase one of the project, although borrowing will also be needed.