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Residents of Kirkland Drive, one of the streets in Kingswood that radiates out from a proposed park and school site say they have no problems with a high school being built on-site and don’t believe teenagers make bad neighbours.

The shelves are filling up nicely at the St. Albert Food Bank, thanks to the annual food drive held last Saturday.

Development at the original Hole's greenhouse site is on hold until the subdivision application is accepted by the city. "It's been a very lengthy process to get the subdivision done — much longer than I expected," said Bill Hole.

Dick Tansey said it was difficult on the days when his wife came home in tears after visiting a friend with dementia. The couple met their mutual friend many years ago when Tansey was still in business.

Elias Morgan Simon, the Morinville man accused of killing an Alexander First Nation man earlier this year, will face a preliminary inquiry in May.

Parents can help a local elementary school raise cash for kids next week by test-driving a new car. The Sir Alexander Mackenzie (SAM) school fundraising society is holding its third annual family barbecue next Wednesday.

Up to 22 million birds die from smacking into Canadian homes a year, suggests a new study, and bird feeders may be partially to blame. University of Alberta biologist Erin Bayne published a study on bird collisions in Wildlife Research last week.

Jody Reekie said in the 12 years that she has owned Modern Eyes Gallery and Gift many of her first-time customers thought she sold glasses.

A lifelong Morinville resident has squeaked out a win to become the town's newest councillor. Sheldon Fingler was declared the winner of the 2012 Morinville council byelection at around 9 p.m. Thursday.

When I moved into my new neighbourhood this summer, I was worried that I wouldn't have any friends. So I was overjoyed when on my first day in the new place the local welcoming committee woke me up at 5 a.m.