Opinion

It seems like every month there’s some sort of viral online challenge going out, where people nominate their friends and acquaintances to do something silly on video then post it to a social media site.

These days, the first thing most people do when hiring a new employee is put their name into an Internet search engine.

I have read and heard some of the discussions back and forth between the Town and the County regarding a new indoor swimming pool in the town of Barrhead. It appears there is a bit of a stand-off at the moment over the structure and costs.

Dear Editor, On Friday, August 22, while attempting to do what I should not have been doing, (but something so many of us do do, in boogying to cross over in the middle of the street), I was hit by a van.

Dear Editor, Conditions of last falls vote were not met, therefore a new vote is necessary and so it is back to the drawing board.

Dear Editor Re: Barrhead Healthcare Centre Last week while a friend spent a week in the Acute Care Ward of the hospital, I spent six to seven hours a day at the hospital visiting.

The state of education has come a long way in the last 50 years. Chalkboards were replaced first with white dry-erase boards and now with smart boards hooked into computer systems in nearly every classroom.

It’s amazing what motivated people can do when they have a good idea. Cases in point: the Blue Suede Music Festival and the BellZ Edge hockey camp. The masterminds behind these relatively new ventures are Trudy Taphorn and Gord Bell.

Town of Barrhead got national coverage when they were highlighted during the Kraft Celebration Tour on Monday, August 18. Over 1,000 residents came out to support the town, Kraft, and TSN in what could be considered the biggest event of the year.

Dear Editor, I have watched in disbelief the ongoing debate regarding the building of a new pool in Barrhead, including how much it should cost, where it should be located and how the costs of maintenance and staffing should be determined between Tow