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MoneySense Magazine has confirmed what locals have known all along – when it comes to small cities, St. Albert is the best there is. And if it weren’t for Calgary, St. Albert would be the best city in all of Canada. St.

A chainsaw thief is off to jail after a string of crimes, two of which were caught on camera. Christopher John Uden, 26, appeared on CCTV in St.

People buying homes in new neighbourhoods in St. Albert will get a postal box whether they want one or not – and pay $200 for it to boot. Canada Post put the postal box activation fee in place on Jan. 1.

The expansion plans for Servus Credit Union Place ran into trouble Monday night as city council approved the concept but not how any new facilities would be funded.

Several St. Albert residents whose properties are on or near and abandoned oil and gas wells have been contacted by Imperial Oil about tests to be done on their land. The oil company and Coun.

Come April, St. Albert’s donors will all give blood at the same place. Canadian Blood Services is centralizing local mobile clinics at the St. Albert Youth Community Centre. They are also changing clinic days to Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

The city paid thanks to almost 50 local residents on Wednesday evening during a presentation of its Celebrating Good Neighbour program. The program encourages people to nominate others who make their neighbourhoods better places to live.

There’s more to hanging pictures than hammering a nail in the wall. Creating a pleasing display of your favourite photos takes an artful eye and some thoughtful planning.

Reader’s Digest has named St. Albert Canada’s healthiest community, thanks to one local resident who nominated the city for two awards. Sharon McNally, a 28-year resident of St. Albert and mother of two, submitted a description of St.

Residents of Lacombe Park are emphatic in their support for a city-built mountain bike skills park, but they oppose building it on an existing green space like Liberton Park.