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VJM rides for a cure

VJM rides for a cure

Grade 9 student Jordan Thom has to stick himself with needles four times a day to survive. He’s got Type 1 diabetes, and spoke to about 300 of his fellow students at Vincent J.
Park and ride woes on Ellesmere Drive

Park and ride woes on Ellesmere Drive

An end might be in sight for residents in Erin Ridge who have been vexed by the use of Ellesmere Drive as a park and ride. “It looks like it’s solved,” said Coun. Bob Russell.
Environment File

Environment File

The White Spruce Forest is set to double in size in two years starting this summer, says a local forester – but not without a lot of digging first.
Métis are now 'Indians,' so now what?

Métis are now 'Indians,' so now what?

St. Albert Métis residents say that it’s too soon to tell how a recent Supreme Court ruling will affect their lives.
Home grown: The way forward in food is seasonal, fresh, local and sustainable

Home grown: The way forward in food is seasonal, fresh, local … and sustainable

It’s no wonder Canada is celebrating 2016 as the United Nations International Year of Pulses (IYP).
Feisty feline returns home after six-month adventure

Feisty feline returns home after six-month adventure

If Griffin – a one-and-a-half-year-old tabby cat – could talk, he’d surely say he used a few of his nine lives in the past six months.
RCMP misled Vader in interviews, officer testifies

RCMP misled Vader in interviews, officer testifies

On Thursday morning, court heard the conclusion of recorded interviews Travis Vader gave to police at the St. Albert RCMP detachment following his December 2014 arrest. Court also heard evidence from Sgt.
Red Seal chef to judge Morinville's inaugural Battle of the Food Trucks

Red Seal chef to judge Morinville's inaugural Battle of the Food Trucks

Who knew that the Sturgeon Foundation held their cooks to the highest Red Seal standard? After this weekend everyone who attends Morinville’s inaugural Battle of the Food Trucks will.
Spring Guide to Education 2016

Spring Guide to Education 2016

Weathering the downturn

Weathering the downturn

Despite the old adage that St.
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