When the bus left Blue Heron Support Services at 10 a.m. on a cool, slightly overcast Wednesday it was packed. On board were 35 people, from Blue Heron staff and clients to parents, guardians and concerned community members.

Drive past the Northplex plant and you will see workers busy on a two-storey house overlooking the road. Against a clear spring sky, its burgundy walls create a pleasing contrast.

A group of youth have come together to voice their concerns about the state of the Barrhead skate park, and are seeking solutions to the deterioration of the facility.

At 6:55 a.m. on Saturday, Bryan Morrow left his house. His wife, Chelsey, and two children were already up, and another day on the farm beckoned. All appeared normal.

Budgets of community access programs across the province that provide services to individuals with disabilities will be cut, including that of Barrhead’s own Blue Heron.

Barrhead Mayor Brian Schulz has voiced dismay at reports that dozens of Blue Heron jobs could be axed because of budget cuts.

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BEIJING, China - China's premier has criticized the European Union for pursuing anti-dumping cases against Chinese solar power and telecommunications equipment that he warned will hurt both sides.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - It seems that the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control.

MANASQUAN, N.J. - Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues — under covered porches — as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at the Jersey shore since Superstorm Sandy roared through.