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Barrhead Elementary hosts welcome event

Barrhead Elementary hosts welcome event

GALLERY - August 27 Barrhead Elementary School welcomed parents and students to come visit the school, bring their school supplies, check out classrooms and get a tour of the school.
Highridge Hall Hosts Humdinger, mowing up the competition

Highridge Hall Hosts Humdinger, mowing up the competition

Spectators were entertained by the competition of lawnmower races with the engines revving at the Highridge Hall event on August 24
'Cautiously optimistic': Jasper residents reflect on future post-fire

'Cautiously optimistic': Jasper residents reflect on future post-fire

"There's no doubt the community will not go away. It’s going to rebuild for sure."
Barrhead Museum miniature trains make tracks

Barrhead Museum miniature trains make tracks

The Northern Alberta Freemo Group of miniature train collectors showed off their spectacular trains on a landscape that stretched through the Barrhead District Historical Museum
SEPTEMBER 1 ROAD REPORT: Town and Country road conditions and cams

SEPTEMBER 1 ROAD REPORT: Town and Country road conditions and cams

Get a look at your commute - click for up-to-date conditions map and road cameras
Athabasca County argues over council pay

Athabasca County argues over council pay

Discussion turns into finger pointing and raised voices after table unable to agree on payment style
Déjà vu for new Barrhead RCMP detachment commander

Déjà vu for new Barrhead RCMP detachment commander

Colin Hack, now a sergeant, returns to Barrhead after a dozen years
Barrhead County makes more grants available

Barrhead County makes more grants available

County of Barrhead council approved moving six not-for-profit organizations out of the program that have applied multiple times to free up close to $10,000
Athabasca animal control bylaw slated for amendments

Athabasca animal control bylaw slated for amendments

Vicious animal regulations a concern for councillors
'It was a matter of time': Wildfire expert breaks down how Jasper became a tinderbox

'It was a matter of time': Wildfire expert breaks down how Jasper became a tinderbox

"As we get warmer, our fire seasons are getting longer, we’re seeing more lightning, and probably the most critical aspect is as temperatures warm, the ability to suck deep moisture out of the fuel, that vegetation … increases almost exponentially with warming."
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