Local News

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

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

Stage three of Ray Gibbon Drive, which brings it up to Villeneuve Road, will soon be open. A brief ceremony was held Wednesday to celebrate that opening, which is expected to be in early November.

JulieAnne Hage began to haunt the Habitat for Humanity ReStore on Yellowhead Trail when she and husband Cam were renovating their kitchen and bathrooms.

The fourth annual Bossy Mama Flaunt will be held at the Enjoy Centre on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The one-day event will showcase 80 businesses from the region, all of which are at least 50 per cent owned by women.

Bellerose students will learn to WRAP up their troubles next week thanks to a pilot project run by the province. Year two of the Alberta Wellness Recovery Action Plan project (WRAP) starts this Oct. 21 at Bellerose Composite High.

To cut, or not to cut is the problem most gardeners face when it comes to fall cleanup. There are two schools of thought about cutting down plants and perennials in the fall.

It seems just like yesterday that local residents were enjoying sunny drives around town. But soon enough, Old Man Winter will arrive and bring wind-chills, black ice and snowbanks to local streets. That means now is the time to winterize your car.

To conclude our weekly series with St. Albert city council hopefuls, the Gazette asked candidates how they would address the traffic problems experienced by many St. Albert residents.

St. Albert RCMP are looking for the public’s help to find out who smashed up the BLESS shelter this week. At about 10 a.m.