Barrhead News

More than 65 years later, Bill Dewitz says having to wrap the limp body of a fellow Canadian soldier he had only known for a few hours earlier into a blanket was the most difficult thing he has ever experienced in his 86 years.

Tammy Taylor paints because it's her passion - a passion she learned as a very young child.

Remembrance Day is about remembering and honouring soldiers and other military personnel who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom and democracy, but also about remembering we must never let tyranny rule, says the president of the Barrhe

The region’s MLA said he was surprised to hear there was any issue with former Pembina Hills school division Supt. Richard Harvey.

There have been a few bumps along the way, but Barrhead’s first-ever Habitat For Humanity project is coming along very nicely, says project supervisor Bernie Nikkel.

The highest ranking education official in the region is no longer working for the school board, having left his job for undisclosed reasons two months before he was scheduled to retire following a 35-year career in education.