Barrhead News

Dozens of jobs could be created by a proposed $12 million gravel project in Barrhead County. Fort McMurray-based Stony Valley Contracting Ltd. says it has found a “significant” gravel deposit at a 640-acre site about 30 miles from downtown Barrhead.

A gap in Barrhead’s continuing care services is affecting more than 30 seniors, Hillcrest’s top administrator said last week. It means some people go to Westlock, Whitecourt or Onoway to receive specialized care.

The day may have been dreary outside, but inside the walls of the Barrhead Library was a warm and welcoming atmosphere Tuesday, June 5.

Not too far from downtown Barrhead there is a crabapple tree. Of course there are more than a few of these trees throughout the area, but there is something special about this one.

For a day, downtown Barrhead became a wonderland where anything seemed possible. There were stick-legged giants who roamed Main Street in multi-coloured costumes like medieval jesters.

In 1961, Elks Club volunteers created a small park in Barrhead, near today’s Co-op. Maybe the triangular patch of ground is not that well known outside the neighbourhood.

Brayden Scarlett believes he knows what he must do before next year’s Soap Box Derby – put on some pounds. The five-year-old got off to a flier on Saturday, zipping down the ramp and putting on a performance to make his family proud.

The French Immersion program at Barrhead Composite High School has been suspended for the 2012-13 school year because of low enrolment.

You could say they don’t make them like they used to … The parade of classic models in Barrhead on Saturday was a collector’s dream: 1927 Fords, Buicks, a 1936 International Harvester Pickup, 1938 Nash, Firebirds, Chevrolets, Minis and Volkswagens.

It was a long way to come for breakfast, from Kamloops, B.C. to Barrhead. And if you factor in all costs, the price of enjoying a pancake was probably a bit high.