Barrhead News

Was this really the Seniors Drop-in Centre? Last weekend it seemed more like an up-market mall full of boutiques, specialty stores, arts and crafts shops and studios.

Barrhead’s two mayoral candidates had a chance to size each other up last week during a one-on-one debate. Gerry St. Pierre and Mark Vriend were guest speakers at Thursday’s Barrhead &District Chamber Commerce meeting.

It was perfect camping weather. So the sight of four people pitching a tent, setting up a table and enjoying the September sunshine would not normally attract a second glance. Yet these were no ordinary campers.

If the cause is good and just, people will be prepared to do almost anything. At lunchtime last Friday, 25 men slipped into women’s high-heeled shoes to boost awareness about domestic violence.

Canadian singer-songwriter Tim Hus will be performing at the MTM Community Hall on Friday Sept. 27. Here he speaks to the Leader about his musical journey.

Welcome to Bob and Trudy Lee’s yard. Or should that be botanical garden, where the tropical and exotic mix with the more traditional in Barrhead? To visit their garden at the end of August is akin to watching the sun slowly set on a glorious day.

Sixty-seven vehicles pulled into the parking lot beside the Agrena Saturday, Sept. 7, but these were no ordinary cars and trucks.

It is perhaps one of the ultimate examples of positivity – turning a cancer ordeal into a great opportunity. That is what Mark Vriend has done.

Gerry St. Pierre is hoping to make a comeback to Barrhead Town Council – as Mayor. A councillor between 1998 and 2004, St. Pierre disclosed last Monday that he was throwing his hat into the mayoral ring.

Barrhead’s community garden, which officially opened in May, has since exploded with life. The plots that were once mere squares of dirt are now lush and full of life.