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New warning about 'significant' water rates increase

New warning about 'significant' water rates increase

Homeowners were warned again to expect much higher water bills as plans proceed for new filtering technology. Latest estimates suggest a 100 per cent increase.
VIDEO: You make loving fun - cover

VIDEO: You make loving fun - cover

Fleetwood Mac tribute artist Dreams performs "You make loving fun" at the Ripple Connection fundraiser Oct. 8 at Barrhead Elementary School.
PHRD receives $790K boost in education funding

PHRD receives $790K boost in education funding

Schools in the Barrhead and Westlock areas will have a bit more breathing room financially this year after last week’s announcement that $107 million dollars will be added to school budgets province-wide.
Home destroyed in Friday afternoon blaze

Home destroyed in Friday afternoon blaze

A Barrhead family is homeless after a fire ripped through their house on Oct. 14. The Barrhead fire department, EMS and RCMP all responded to the fire on 44 Street a few metres south of 53 Avenue at around 4:45 p.m. on Friday.
Doug Horner appointed deputy premier, treasury board president

Doug Horner appointed deputy premier, treasury board president

When Premier Alison Redford unveiled her new cabinet Wednesday, it included a mix of familiar and new faces, young and veteran politicians, and rural and urban constituencies. Joining Redford around the cabinet table will be Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St.
No injuries, evacuations in Fort Assiniboine gas leak

No injuries, evacuations in Fort Assiniboine gas leak

No injuries have been reported after a natural gas leak northeast of Fort Assiniboine attracted the attention of fire fighters, the RCMP and AltaGas personnel in the evening of Oct. 1.
Arts festivals hailed a big success

Arts festivals hailed a big success

Hundreds of arts enthusiasts tucked into a feast of culture at a series of major festivals. Barrhead, Onoway, Sangudo and Westlock became centres of creativity during the Alberta Arts Days from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2.
Barrhead's new fire truck arrives

Barrhead's new fire truck arrives

Those sirens you heard coming from the fire hall last Wednesday night weren’t because the fire department was rushing off to a call — they were because the department’s new command/rescue vehicle had arrived.
Search still on for man swept away by Pembina River

Search still on for man swept away by Pembina River

Emergency services personnel and search and rescue teams continue to search the Pembina River in eastern Barrhead County in hopes of finding a second man who was swept away by the river on Sept. 27.
Horner pledges full backing for new premier

Horner pledges full backing for new premier

Doug Horner brushed aside his election disappointment to give full backing to Alberta’s first-ever female premier, Alison Redford. “I see myself as a soldier on the battlefield and I have a new commanding officer,” he said.
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