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Champion tackles smell problem

Champion tackles smell problem

A Morinville dog food producer got a rare round of applause last week after its president told town council that the manufacturer had all but eliminated the smell from its smokestacks.
In the groove

In the groove

So I'm lying face down in the ditch next to the road that goes by my house, and as a passing headlight beam splashes over me, I'm realizing that I'll be in a real dilly of a pickle if I'm spotted.
Wild Rose students go high tech

Wild Rose students go high tech

Wild Rose Elementary students have a high-tech surprise waiting for them on their desks this fall: their own laptop computers.
Audit plan raises questions about salary disclosure

Audit plan raises questions about salary disclosure

A councillor suggested the city disclose what the top 50 civic employees make to the public. During Monday's standing committee on finance meeting, Coun.
Bring on the drums!

Bring on the drums!

The St. Albert Food Bank and Community Village is drumming along to its own beat now, and it wants you to join in. It's all part of the centre's ever-expanding efforts to alleviate the stresses of the masses.
St. Albert to double in size says regional board

St. Albert to double in size says regional board

St. Albert could almost double in size within the next 30 years, suggests a new report, and Nolan Crouse says that means another annexation from Sturgeon County in the near future.
Riverlot 56 turns 30

Riverlot 56 turns 30

St. Albert’s Riverlot 56 group is turning 30, and its stewards hope city residents will turn out for their birthday bash. The Riverlot 56 Natural Area Society is holding its 30th anniversary next week.
If you're planting garlic, the time is now

If you're planting garlic, the time is now

It’s hard to grow garlic successfully in Alberta. To develop a full, big bulb of cloves, garlic needs to be planted in the fall, and it grows best if it’s planted near the surface. When the ground freezes, so does the garlic. Longtime St.
Local Rotarian joins international polio fight

Local Rotarian joins international polio fight

There is now only one degree of separation between Rotary Club of St. Albert member Wayne McCutcheon and such world-famous humanitarians and celebrities as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Dr. Jane Goodall, Jackie Chan and Bill Gates.
Local MP joins family's fight

Local MP joins family's fight

A family is trying to elicit some good from a tragedy by bringing about change for how hours are counted for interns or students on practicums, with the help of St. Albert’s MP. On Nov.
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