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It looks like a typical Thursday night at the St. Albert Youth Community Centre. There are about 25 people gathered in its drop-in centre in Grandin mall, a healthy mix of teenage boys and girls. There is a roar of several voices talking at once, and those voices are mostly happy, excited and laughing.

There will be at least one new face on city council when the dust settles Oct. 21 as Coun. Roger Lemieux announced Thursday he will not seek re-election.

Another candidate has thrown his hat into the St. Albert municipal election ring. Gilles Prefontaine, 37, has announced he’ll be seeking a seat at the council table. “I’m involved with a variety of things,” Prefontaine said.

Villeneuve residents will have to slow down on the way home for the next few months as the province works to replace its main intersection with a roundabout.

Arts and Heritage St. Albert has finally ended its search for a new executive director. In the end, its board didn't have to look very far for the right person to fill the opening.

Lorraine Gerling must wonder if it’s Reverse Day and everything is backwards. As the program manager of Sidekicks Mentoring, she is usually in the position of trying to find community volunteers to be mentors to local children.

The city of St. Albert has put out its call looking for anyone who wants to help ensure the wheels of democracy turn smoothly on Oct. 21.

Morinville needs more industrial land and it should annex part of Sturgeon County to get it, says a candidate for town council. Rob Ladouceur entered the race for Morinville town councillor last week.

Excessive red tape at St. Albert city hall is putting the high-tech Avenir development at risk of being abandoned, says its proponent.

Pairs of feet pad the hardwood floor making their way to the ballet barre. Some are in yoga shoes or toe socks, while others are bare.