Barrhead News

What does Christmas mean to you? A simple question, but one not always easy to answer. The Barrhead Leader took to the streets and garnered a broad spectrum of views.

Barrhead’s local politicians are expressing mixed emotions after hearing that long-time Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Ken Kowalski is retiring from politics after nearly 33 years of serving the community. On Dec.

Egbert Stang is no longer superintendent of the Pembina Hills school division. A four-sentence media release issued late Monday, Dec. 5, said Stang’s last day with the division was Dec. 4. It did not say if Stang resigned or was terminated.

After 33 years representing constituents in and around the Westlock and Barrhead areas, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Ken Kowalski will not seek another term.

Although the Christmas season is a time to gather with friends and family and reconnect after a time apart, for some people it’s a lonely time because they have no one to come together with.

Egbert Stang is no longer superintendent of the Pembina Hills school division. A four-sentence media release issued late Monday, Dec. 5, said Stang's last day as division superintendent was Sunday, Dec. 4.

It is late evening and bright lights are beckoning. Cameras flash, there is music and someone is talking into a microphone. Spread out before the 15-year-old girl is an arena so vast that first-time visitors can become overwhelmed.

The year-old investigation into a fraud allegation at the Pembina Hills school division headquarters is still underway and is not complete as was previously reported, Barrhead RCMP Sgt. Bob Dodds said last week.

There was a quiet hum of activity inside Barrhead Elementary School gym over the weekend.

Being tall has its upside. You have a higher reach, the air is fresher, and nobody blocks your view at movies, concerts and sporting events. But it can present a sizable problem beyond banging your head.