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Grant saves church steeple

Grant saves church steeple

Morinville residents are praising the Lord this week after a local MP dropped by with $250,000 to help fix the town’s most prominent church. Westlock–St. Paul MP Brian Storseth came to Morinville’s St.
Veteran city employee calls it a day

Veteran city employee calls it a day

Bruce Randall will soon have time to paint his fence. Randall is St. Albert’s manager of economic development and in May he will retire, ending a 31-year career in the same department. Looking out his window at 29 Sir Winston Churchill Ave.
Majority of Albertans open to assisted suicide

Majority of Albertans open to assisted suicide

A new study by the University of Alberta says the majority of Albertans think dying adults should have the right to assisted suicide.
Will gaming venture into social issues?

Will gaming venture into social issues?

The Nintendo Wii U is already here. A few weeks ago Sony announced the holiday 2013 release of the PlayStation 4. And Xbox is expected to finalize a release date for the Xbox 720 this April.
Councillors back away from potential revenue source

Councillors back away from potential revenue source

Would residents rather pay less in property taxes and more on their utility bills or maintain the status quo? We’ll never know the answer as city councillors voted Monday to simply keep things the way they are without studying the issue of fran
New spa set to open at Enjoy Centre

New spa set to open at Enjoy Centre

The new spa at the Enjoy Centre is here to stay. Bill Hole, co-owner of the Enjoy Centre, announced this week that his company has partnered with a new tenant to take over the space of the former The Water Garden/Jardin Yoga & Spa.
Bank manager

Bank manager

A few weeks ago, Jim Gray had a collection of 1,180 toy banks but as of this week his collection numbered 1,193.
New grant program approved

New grant program approved

Mayor Nolan Crouse doesn’t want to call it a “fund.” Coun. Cam MacKay thinks the city has no business spending $40 million on anything. But in the end, St.
Outdoor rinks closed for the year

Outdoor rinks closed for the year

Every outdoor rink operated by the city has closed for the season, with the exception of Lacombe Lake.
Researcher digs into near-extinct Métis language

Researcher digs into near-extinct Métis language

Most city residents will give you a funny look if you say “BooĹ„zhuur” to them today. That's because it's a word (“hello”) in Michif – a language spoken by less than 600 people. Yet you would have heard it everywhere in Alberta 150 years ago, says Judy Iseke, the Canada Research Chair in indigenous knowledge at Lakehead University and a St. Albert resident.
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