Barrhead News

Leafing through an album of Maureen Flinn’s work is like seeing a succession of stills from one of Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti Westerns. There are rugged landscapes, creeks, lakes, waterfalls, derelict buildings, grain elevators, sheep and cattle.

Barrhead will be getting a new ambulance station as part of plans to improve the town’s emergency service. Associated Ambulance, the town’s new ambulance service provider, has already started looking for a site.

County residents who regularly use Township Road 604 between highways 769 and 33 should prepare for some short-term pain in exchange for long-term gain.

The race to replace Ken Kowalski in Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock has begun, with five candidates vying to take over for the veteran MLA. Alberta’s 28th general election was called March 26, with voters heading to the polls April 23.

Breaking up is never easy. Sometimes there is bitterness, but in this case there were only expressions of sadness, thanks and praise.

It is turf where Barrhead’s best baseball teams have competed before enthusiastic crowds in bleachers. The Orioles played there, so too the Blue Jays. It was the pride of a proud sporting tradition.

Blue skies. Glorious sunshine. Several inches of fresh snow. No wonder Misty Ridge Ski Hill sparkled like millions of diamonds on the last weekend of its season.

Rural Barrhead has been promised a better Internet service after the launch of a new broadband satellite.

Sometimes old age beats youth hands down. Think about it. More money, more free time, a more giving outlook. Much less ego. Now think again.

Fort Assiniboine School was locked down last Tuesday after reports of gunshots while students were outside. Staff brought the children into the school and alerted the RCMP, which sent members of the Barr-head detachment to the scene.