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Where are the porcupines?

Where are the porcupines?

Everyone knows how to find porcupines except me, it seems. I've never seen one of these spiky fur-balls alive in the wild, so I wasn't expecting much when I asked locals if there were any around town.
Berm to dampen Ray Gibbon noise

Berm to dampen Ray Gibbon noise

The city has killed two birds with one pile of dirt, so to speak.
Let public vote on council motions, says MacKay

Let public vote on council motions, says MacKay

Online voting in the next municipal election is likely a no-go in St. Albert, but a local councillor wants to explore using the technology in a different forum – during council meetings. Coun.
Business Beat

Business Beat

Original Joe’s gets update Darek Ziemian, owner of Original Joe’s in St. Albert, just stripped his restaurant down to steel walls and concrete floors. And now he’s putting it back to better.
Women's network aims for growth and peace

Women's network aims for growth and peace

Despite its name, you can expect neither blue face paint nor heavy Scottish swords involved in a new international movement making headway around St. Albert.
Hair Massacure hits record numbers

Hair Massacure hits record numbers

The Ice Palace at West Edmonton Mall was filled to the brim with supporters of the 11th Hair Massacure and organizer Tammy MacDonald couldn’t have been more pleased. “We had another record year!” she said.
How well do you know your dog?

How well do you know your dog?

You cannot apply the same rigid training techniques to every dog. Each dog has different levels of ability, mental function and physicality. These differences can result from genetics, environment, nutrition and early handling.
Internet vote dead

Internet vote dead

There will be no Internet voting in St. Albert in October’s municipal election. Councillors voted, albeit reluctantly, to stop all work on the proposed pilot project, two weeks after Edmonton councillors voted to withdraw from it. St.
Gardening information is just a click away

Gardening information is just a click away

Last week I was looking online for information on a Jim Hole (of Hole’s Greenhouses) column and that search became the seed behind this story.
Regional transit system being considered

Regional transit system being considered

The Capital region plans to spend $250,000 this year to find out if it should create a regional transit board.
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