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What kind of citizens does the new K-6 curriculum create?

What kind of citizens does the new K-6 curriculum create?

‘Bank of knowledge’ is regressive, critics say
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Applications may now be submitted for Culture Days grants

Applications may now be submitted for Culture Days grants

Barrhead Public Library was among the groups to successfully apply for grant in 2020
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Stimulus funding won’t cover county road work

Stimulus funding won’t cover county road work

Additional $574K will come from reserves after bids come in nearly twice as high as expected
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Golf course prez looking forward to big 2021

Golf course prez looking forward to big 2021

Clubhouse renos at the Westlock Golf Course should be done by the beginning of May
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The time is right

The time is right

Barrhead’s FCSS executive director Shelly Dewsnap moves on after five and a half years citing she wants more time on the farm and to travel
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EPC school outbreak reaches 97

EPC school outbreak reaches 97

All Athabasca students shifted to online learning today
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Last wooden elevator to soon disappear from Westlock's skyline

Last wooden elevator to soon disappear from Westlock's skyline

Built in 1968, old Alberta Wheat Pool elevator will be removed piece by piece
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Parents, variants, quarantine and recovery

Parents, variants, quarantine and recovery

EPC parents share thoughts and experience with school outbreak
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Close to 3,000 new COVID-19 cases over Easter long weekend

Close to 3,000 new COVID-19 cases over Easter long weekend

Fourteen cases identified in the County of Barrhead, down from 18 last week
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Athabasca case rate highest in Alberta by far

Athabasca case rate highest in Alberta by far

As COVID numbers rise, mayors, reeve and MLA ask for patience and cooperation
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