Local News

It’s been almost three months since Sydney, a Mexican rescue dog, ran out the door and vanished in the streets of St. Albert. Her trackers have not ceased to look for her.

If you ever want to see some of the flashiest bugs in St. Albert, simply go to the edge of your local pond and look at your feet.

The Morinville RCMP are looking for anyone who may know the whereabouts of a missing local man. “The Morinville RCMP is continuing to seek public assistance to locate a missing man.

A local group recently got in trouble for posting missing-dog signs on telephone poles and mailboxes. Robin McCaffry said she was disappointed to take down posters searching for Sydney, a Mexican rescue dog that ran away from home in April.

If you’re a senior in the city, there’s a club that you really should know about. It offers a place to hang out, to do interesting and fun things, get help with some problems, and a whole lot more.

Town council is hurting local businesses by putting off appointing a new mayor until the end of August, says the head of Morinville’s chamber of commerce.

On July 2 a group of 27 Bellerose Composite High School students, alumni, staff and volunteers flew to Kauai, Hawaii to hike the Kalalau Trail. The rather intense 11 mile trail is ranked by National Geographic as one of the top 10 hikes in the world.

After 16 years of operation, St. Albert’s Youth Community Centre (YCC) has decided to close its doors for good. The YCC board decided last week it would cease operations effective Friday.

A drunken man alarmed local residents before being talked down from a local bridge late Sunday. The 51-year-old resident of St. Albert had climbed on top of the security cage of the pedestrian walkway spanning St. Albert Trail near St. Albert Centre.

Morinville needs to think regional if it wants a pool and more economic development, says Coun. David Pattison. Pattison, 59, told the Gazette this week that he'll seek a second term on town council during this fall's election.