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Compliance reports more than bureaucratic hoopla

Compliance reports more than bureaucratic hoopla

When Gordon Newman purchased his St. Albert home in 1979, the handout he received from the builder showed a deck attached on the back of the house.
Alberta Liberals select St. Albert candidate

Alberta Liberals select St. Albert candidate

Alberta Liberals have a St. Albert standard bearer with the announcement of former school trustee Kim Bugeaud as the party's candidate. Bugeaud will run for the party in the St. Albert riding. She served as a trustee on the protestant board from 1995 to 1998, before a narrow defeat when she sought a second term. She most recently ran in the board's December byelection, where she was also defeated.
UPDATED: City nominated for wasteful spending award

UPDATED: City nominated for wasteful spending award

Mayor Nolan Crouse is taking exception to the city's first nomination for a dubious national award. The city was nominated for a Teddy Award, given out annually for the last 14 years by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF).
Vandals destroy $20,000 fountain

Vandals destroy $20,000 fountain

Volunteers with the St. Albert Botanic Park are in shock after vandals destroyed a $20,000 fountain earlier this week.
Health Monitor

Health Monitor

Maybe one day in the future, people will be able to forget the uncertainty of batteries for their pacemakers. Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a way to power cardiac pacemakers from heartbeat vibrations.
Police raid nets drugs, guns and cash

Police raid nets drugs, guns and cash

Officers from the St. Albert RCMP detachment’s crime reduction unit executed a search warrant last month uncovering marijuana, cash and guns. The warrant was executed Feb.
St. Albert car dealership trumps competition

St. Albert car dealership trumps competition

It's not just that the hammers, drills and other tools are almost put away as renovations to the Ron Hodgson dealership near completion that has put a little extra bounce into the steps of employees at the St.
Adopt A Pet

Adopt A Pet

My name is McTavish and I’m a three-year-old German shepherd cross looking for a new home. I am a well-mannered, calm dog — housetrained and happy just to be with my people. I will go in a crate if I have to but would rather not.
Cultural master plan passed

Cultural master plan passed

Members of the arts community encouraged St. Albert city council Monday night to give its approval to the city’s cultural master plan, which councillors did with a unanimous vote.
What is Our People?

What is Our People?

St. Albert and area is full of individuals with interesting lives and stories to tell, or who have become successful in their careers, often quietly, behind the scenes. Every second Wednesday we profile one of these people.
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