Opinion

Barrhead is a place you want to live. You don’t have to agree with me, but that’s my opinion. It has everything a person could want and yet still maintains that quaint small-town feel.

In the last two issues of the Barrhead Leader we have run stories about how Barrhead’s top cop, Sgt. Bob Dodds is concerned about the rise in property crime, most notably the number of stolen vehicles. At the County of Barrhead Feb.

I think graphic novels are cool. I’m not a diehard fan by any means, but I do in fact have quite a few. The titles themselves aren’t really important, but the fact is, I’ve been collecting comic books and their bigger cousins for a long time.

Imagine you’re home on your farm, minding your own business, maybe working in your shop. You see a vehicle pull up down the road and stop. What would you do? Do you grab your gun? That’s exactly what Gerald Stanley did on his farm near Biggar, Sask.

2018 has started off with quite the bang, criminally. In the first six days of this year, Barrhead RCMP says 12 vehicles have already been stolen, eight either running or with the keys in them. 12 vehicles in six days.

Alberta is taking the fight over the transportation of its oil to British Columbia. On Tuesday, Feb. 6 Alberta Premier Rachel Notley banned the importation of B.C. wine to the province. The boycott is in response to B.C.

2018 has started off with quite the bang, criminally. In the first six days of this year, Barrhead RCMP says 12 vehicles have already been stolen, eight either running or with the keys in them. 12 vehicles in six days.

Alberta is taking the fight over the transportation of its oil to British Columbia. On Tuesday, Feb. 6 Alberta Premier Rachel Notley banned the importation of B.C. wine to the province. The boycott is in response to B.C.

When a publicly-elected body seeks feedback from the public, it is expected that input is for decision-making. However, that did not appear to be the case at Aspen View Public Schools' board meeting Feb. 1.

No dog should be allowed to roam free off-leash without some sort of control, namely a fence. That is our view and it is also the law in both Barrhead municipalities. And for good reason.