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Average single-family homes prices in St. Albert dropped by 0.7 per cent compared to the same month last year, the Realtors Association of Edmonton reported this week in their monthly housing bulletin.

St. Albert resident Tana Farrell says she got a lump of coal for Christmas. She did not find herself on Santa’s naughty list, but instead was left with a valueless gift certificate after a local retailer closed her doors just after Christmas.

There was a time when decorating magazines would suggest keeping windows, and especially the window coverings, very much in the background, but no more.

A major parcel of land in South Riel has changed hands in the largest land transfer to take place since the city decided to more aggressively pursue industrial development. Hopewell, a commercial developer, has sold its 54.

St. Albert will soon be home to its first major Rexall drug store at 10 McKenney Ave., the current location of Gorgeous Girls clothing store. The first Rexall drug store (also referred to as Rexall concept stores) was built in 2004 in Edmonton.

Government planning is a “feudal anachronism” that will kill economic development in Sturgeon County, says the county’s mayor.

Public works staff are determined to open Lacombe Lake up for recreational skating at some point this winter. Just when that will be, however, is difficult to predict.

Albertans should expect to get all their crops in the ground this spring, predicts a popular meteorologist, as it looks like it will be free of floods or droughts. It was standing room only last Jan.

St. Albert’s transit system of the future could see peace officers at transit stations and on buses, free Wi-Fi Internet access for riders and giving buses priority right of way on certain roads. Council on Monday endorsed St.

There will be cake and snow forts aplenty today as Morinville’s first secular school celebrates its grand opening. Morinville Public Elementary School holds its grand opening this Wednesday, Feb. 6.