Barrhead News

The Agricultural Society Board (ASB) hosted their Annual Appreciation Supper at Summerdale Hall on Thursday, Jan. 8, as a way to honour those who make significant contributions to ASB and the County of Barrhead.

Late on Saturday, Jan. 3 the Barrhead Health Care Centre celebrated the first birth of the New Year. At 10:58 p.m., Jodi Arseneault and D.J.

Main Street is the hub of any community, and in order to keep that core alive local businessmen and women encourage everyone to do one thing, shop locally.

Barrhead local, and business owner Dave Sawatzky is proud to once again take the reins as President of the Barrhead Chamber of Commerce.

Jaime Fisher’s Barrhead Elementary School Grade 5 class decided they wanted to do something a little bit different this year.

The Barrhead Parks and Recreation team took a shot at something new this year, the first annual Barrhead Community in Lights. The Community in Lights is a program that encourages all residents to participate in the beautifying of Barrhead.

The Barrhead Orioles are preparing for the upcoming North Central Alberta Baseball League (NCABL) this spring, by doing something unexpected, watching hockey.

The Town of Barrhead wants to help bring in 2015 with a bang. Literally. On Dec. 31, the town’s annual New Year’s eve celebration, Family First Night, will end with the launch of a fireworks display.

In a special meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 16, Barrhead Town Council ratified the gentlemen’s agreement the town and county council agreed on at a joint council meeting a week earlier, but not without a lot of discussion.

Landowners will soon be responsible for the payment of their renter’s water and sewer utility bill in the County of Barrhead after a motion was passed during a regular County Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 16.