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Town of Barrhead council briefs, Nov. 14

Barrhead Regional Landfill 2024 budget includes funding for more staffing

Nov 21, 2023 10:19 AM Read more >

SNEAK PEEK: What’s on the agenda for Town of Athabasca Nov. 21 council meeting?

Councillors to welcome three delegations, review utility bylaw amendments, and discuss ARMS operating budget

Nov 21, 2023 9:55 AM Read more >

GALLERY: Hundreds line streets of downtown Westlock for Christmas Light-up Parade

Nov 21, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >

Fort McMurray man caught driving nearly 3 times legal alcohol limit in Boyle

Jordan Daniel Marshall, 32, pleaded guilty to drunk driving after crashing his truck in Boyle

Nov 20, 2023 11:58 PM Read more >

County of Barrhead grass fire destroys several outbuildings

Seventeen firefighters needed to extinguish late night fire

Nov 20, 2023 5:44 PM Read more >

Mailing Christmas presents? Here are Canada Post’s parcel deadlines for Alberta

Tis the season to start thinking about mailing your Christmas parcels.

Nov 20, 2023 3:45 PM Read more >

Athabasca’s annual Christmas Decorating Contest returns

Town councillors decided on new rules for the fifth iteration of the event

Nov 20, 2023 3:12 PM Read more >

New funding will help rural seniors escape abuse, says Nixon

Call for proposals beginning in January for eligible communities to pitch safe spaces for seniors

Nov 20, 2023 2:45 PM Read more >

Dumping vodka results in 30 days house arrest

Judge Gordon Putnam sentences Onoway man to 30-day conditional sentence and 18-months probation

Nov 20, 2023 1:00 PM Read more >

Athabasca RCMP encourage use of Safe Exchange Zone

Located outside of the local detachment, SEZ provides a “well lit” place for potentially contentious exchanges

Nov 20, 2023 12:08 PM Read more >