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Barry Kerton

Barry Kerton

Barry Kerton is the editor of the Barrhead Leader. He joined the publication in 2014. His main beats include the Barrhead municipal councils. However, he also covers sports, court, and Pembina Hills School Division when the need arises.

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Recent Work by Barry

Neerlandia sitting volleyball player preparing for the Paris Paralympic Games

Neerlandia sitting volleyball player preparing for the Paris Paralympic Games

Heidi Peters set to go to her third Paralympic Games
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$6,000 fine for driving without insurance in Woodlands County

$6,000 fine for driving without insurance in Woodlands County

Woman clocked going 50 km/h over speed limit in Dunstable School zone netting big fine
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Northern Alberta church helps preserve Black history

Northern Alberta church helps preserve Black history

Stone gravemarkers to be installed at Bethel Baptist Cemetery honouring original Black settlement at Campsie
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Voicemail death threat nets six-month suspended sentence for Barrhead man

Voicemail death threat nets six-month suspended sentence for Barrhead man

Defence notes the accused's emotions were high due to custody dispute
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Northern Alberta town home to Canada’s first Disability Pride crosswalk

Northern Alberta town home to Canada’s first Disability Pride crosswalk

Between 30 to 40 people braved the heat to paint Canada's first Disability Pride crosswalk on Main Street in Barrhead, Alberta this weekend
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Barrhead home to Canada’s first Disability Pride crosswalk

Barrhead home to Canada’s first Disability Pride crosswalk

Between 30 to 40 people brave the heat to paint Disability Pride crosswalk on Main Street
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Alberta woman who tried to torch car receives seven days jail

Alberta woman who tried to torch car receives seven days jail

A Swan Hills woman who used a makeshift Molotov cocktail in an attempt to burn a car and mistakenly broke into a home she thought was her own was given a week-long prison sentence and probation.
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Another Northern Alberta town is looking to ban Pride flags, crosswalks

Another Northern Alberta town is looking to ban Pride flags, crosswalks

A proposed bylaw would limit crosswalks to the traditional white stripes and flags on town property in Barrhead, Alberta
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Northern Alberta teen sorry for bear mace, pellet gun assault on stranger

Northern Alberta teen sorry for bear mace, pellet gun assault on stranger

Justice gives Alberta teen involved in an early morning assault outside of Tim Hortons conditional sentence.
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Northern Alberta man pleads guilty to harassing two female coworkers at seniors residence

Northern Alberta man pleads guilty to harassing two female coworkers at seniors residence

Inappropriate workplace conduct leads two women to file complaints with RCMP
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