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RCMP have confirmed the identity of the remains of a British Columbia man that went missing in July.

Council got to start lobbing budget questions at staff and adding their own tweaks to the process on Tuesday night. City manager Patrick Draper ran through an extensive budget presentation, after which council passed a few budget-related motions.

There’s been no resolution yet on council’s front regarding the suggestion the City of St. Albert partner with the St. Albert and District Chamber of Commerce so the latter can provide tourism information services.

City managers were asked to try and cut 1.5 per cent out of their departmental budgets as part of the preparation of the city’s draft 2014 budget.

I remember sitting in a local cafe having a glass of wine with a good friend. I was remarking on the painting that was hanging just above our table. It was a local artist and I was telling her how much I liked it.

Jane didn't find the Salvation Army. Instead, the local agency/church found her, when she was alone and seemingly without resources.

A motion to postpone the St. Albert LRT functional alignment study was derailed by council on Tuesday night. Coun.

A residential property tax increase of 2.1 per cent is proposed in the draft municipal operating budget for St. Albert. Council deliberations on the budget kicked off Tuesday with a presentation from city manager Patrick Draper.

My head is fastened between two pieces of hard foam while my legs are splayed above my head in straps.

It's always a pleasant surprise to spot a white-tailed deer when I'm driving around St. Albert. A short one, too – these fleet-footed quadrupeds invariably run into the bush as soon as I see one, flashing their fluffy white tails as they do so.