Local News

Welcome to At Home, one of several new elements the Gazette will be introducing over the coming weeks. At Home will run each Saturday in the real estate section. It will cover anything and everything to do with our homes, inside and out.

There were workers on site at Habitat for Humanity's Aurora Place property Friday afternoon but no sign of the materials needed to pave the parking lot so construction of the first eight units along Arlington Drive can begin.

Some old adages about gardening may soon be tossed in the fall compost. St. Albert Botanic Park volunteers, who manage the city's biggest garden, are changing their ways.

An Akinsdale resident is raising a red flag over illegal dumping along a popular neighbourhood walk.

St. Albert firefighters discovered a deceased man inside a Pineview home on Friday afternoon. Firefighters were called to the home at 61 Pineridge Cr.

Alberta's legislature will open for business next week, but it won't be open long.

There are 128 days left until the athletes finally get to show us their moves. Until then, all organizers can do is make sure that there are enough people behind the scenes to keep everything running smoothly.

A total of nine awards were handed out at the St. Albert's Got Business Talent 2011 Awards of Distinction Evening on Thursday night at the Arden Theatre.

According to a popular axiom of modern living, when the world hands you lemons, the best thing to do is to make lemonade. The world sure has handed Kerry Sparrowe a bushel of lemons lately.

A local company whose products are in demand around the world was recognized for its unique niche in the market with the Small Business Award of Distinction at the St. Albert Chamber of Commerce's 2011 Awards of Distinction Evening Thursday.