Barrhead News

Barrhead is poised to receive its latest delegation from Japan. On March 11, five students and their chaperones from Tokoro, Japan will converge on Barrhead as part of the twinning agreement between the two communities.

Alberta teachers are taking a 4.3-per-cent increase in their pay after talks broke down between the Alberta Teachers Association, the Alberta School Boards Association and the province.

The Town of Barrhead received funding to help maintain upgraded parks and pay for advertising. The Town received a combined total of $55,000 under the Municipal Sustainability Initiative.

Students at Dunstable School are eating up the just desserts of doing good deeds. Seven students earned the right to have a pizza lunch with principal Steven Kaplan by performing selfless acts in and around the school.

Never in her wildest dreams did Barrhead Healthcare Centre site director Heather Thompson think she’d see more than $43,000 raised in less than two months. That’s exactly what happened with this year’s Tree of Hope fundraising campaign.

If major changes don’t happen before June 30, the Barrhead Animal Rescue Society may have to close its doors to animals in distress. BARS has been rescuing animals and adopting them out to loving homes for more than a year.

Despite dwindling participation, organizers of the Rotary Music Festival are setting the stage for the 31st annual event.

Water and utility costs in the County of Barrhead are going up. County council approved the increase at its Jan. 11 meeting. The amendment will have an immediate impact on residents’ pocketbook, said County manager Mark Oberg.

Most musicians can only dream about being able to play at New York’s Carnegie Hall. For Barrhead Composite High School students Megan Wruk, Grade 12, and Joel Toews, Grade 11, it’s a reality.

Town council has voted unanimously to scrap a proposed bylaw that would reduce the hours of operation for local liquor stores and off sales at local drinking establishments.