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Lisa Holmes is most definitely Morinville's newest mayor, says the town's electoral officer following a recount, and Rob Ladouceur will be the town's sixth councillor.

Alberta Recycling likes to put numbers on things and in themselves, those figures tell a 5.3 million tires recycled in 2012, representing an 82 per cent recovery rate for all tires sold in this province.

St. Albert’s member of Parliament found himself “generally disappointed” over last Wednesday’s throne speech. “It lacked an overall vision,” said Brent Rathgeber, MP for Edmonton-St. Albert. On Oct. 16, Gov. Gen.

Morinville residents will have to wait until Wednesday to know for sure, but it looks like Lisa Holmes is the town’s new mayor.

An 85-year-old St. Albert woman died Monday morning after being hit by a car while crossing the street. Around 10 a.m. St. Albert RCMP were called to Boudreau Road in front of the Sturgeon Community Hospital.

Sturgeon County has its first new mayor in six years – Tom Flynn – who says he plans to take the county on a new, more collaborative course with its neighbours.

St. Albert has returned Nolan Crouse to the mayor’s chair for a third term, albeit with a smaller margin than in 2010.

Nolan Crouse won a third term as mayor, edging his sole challenger Shelley Biermanski by 1,839 votes Monday night.

An 85-year-old woman died Monday morning after being hit by a car while crossing the street. Around 10 a.m. St. Albert RCMP were called to Boudreau Road in front of the Sturgeon Community Hospital.

Stay tuned to the St. Albert Gazette for coverage of election results as they unfold after 8 p.m. tonight. The Gazette will have personnel covering the St. Albert, Sturgeon County and Morinville races.