Opinion

“It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty.” — Dalai Lama.

Last week a Community Garden volunteer wanted to know how the Town of Barrhead would make up for the shortfall of fresh produce the not-for-profit group provides the food bank every year if a new location for the garden isn’t found.

Back in June, the Barrhead Leader published an editorial praising Pembina Hills Public Schools (PHPS) for its newest initiative: a $2,500 relocation incentive for all new and existing staff who are willing to move their primary residence inside the b

Dear Editor, Consideration is a word we don’t seem to use too often but it is such a descriptive word, so full of meaning, a word that is important to us. It takes the emphasis off of ourselves and puts it on another.

Dear Editor, Autumn is here, and with it comes fond memories of Halloween in Barrhead. Every kid in town went to every house. Nobody worried about foreign objects in their child’s bag of goodies. We knew everyone, and where the good stuff was. Mrs.

Two months, 13 emails, at least that many phone calls and conversations and an unanswered, drawn-out last message I describe as going nuclear.

Nearly a century ago, Canada committed an atrocity against the Indigenous people by forcing their children to attend residential schools.

In a debate about how relevant the Federation of Canadian Municipalities is to rural communities, County of Barrhead Coun. Darrell Troock said the issue of cannabis, except for its cultivation, had little relevance here. We disagree.