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Breakfast celebrates housing success

Breakfast celebrates housing success

Early mornings are usually not the time for 10-year-old Corey Grant to give speeches on St. Albert's housing situation. But since Corey and his mother Susan were the first two tenants of a new affordable housing project in St.
Grandin Pond gets new bench

Grandin Pond gets new bench

Gordon Opleta happily sits on the new wooden bench overlooking Grandin Pond. The 63-year-old, who lives with Down syndrome and arthritis, was the inspiration for its installation.
St. Albert makes first call for physician assistants

St. Albert makes first call for physician assistants

Starting in January there will be a new face in the Sturgeon Community Hospital’s operating room, St. Albert’s first physician assistant. The new role is part of the Alberta government’s $3.
Marathon woman: she walks the walk

Marathon woman: she walks the walk

For 25 years, Laurena Beirnes worked as a registered nurse, much of that time as the bone marrow transplant coordinator at the Cross Cancer Institute. And while today, the 62-year-old St.
St. Albert pilots take 737 on last flight

St. Albert pilots take 737 on last flight

A shining silver star straight out of the history books touched down at Villeneuve Airport Friday in the form of a vintage Boeing 737 – and it will probably stay there for the rest of its days. St.
Council puts off bylaw decision

Council puts off bylaw decision

A public hearing on a proposed bylaw that would allow a city development officer discretion in classifying land uses that don’t fit with already existing definitions and sets out requirements to allow accessory buildings in residential side yar
Residents pan traffic report

Residents pan traffic report

The recently released draft report on the traffic impact of a high school on traffic in Erin Ridge didn’t have a wide enough scope, say some members of the Erin Ridge Residents’ Action Committee. “The focus was too narrow.
Local MP attempts to amend bill

Local MP attempts to amend bill

Brent Rathgeber has taken another shot at revamping the bill that sparked his exit from the Conservative Party caucus. The St. Albert-Edmonton MP introduced amendments to Bill C-461 during last Friday’s session in the House of Commons.
Santa Steve parks his sleigh at St. Albert Centre

Santa Steve parks his sleigh at St. Albert Centre

Spoiler alert: Santa is real and his name is Steve Schuster. A single glimpse of Schuster, even when he’s in street clothes across a busy mall, instantly brings to mind two words: There’s Santa.
Dress rehearsal

Dress rehearsal

I have seen the slogan "sports are the dress rehearsal for life" in a few locations in the capital region. Although an interesting metaphor, this statement is incomplete as there are many things our youth engage in that prepare them for life.
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