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A majority of councillors are pledging to keep a close eye on any proposed tax increase in the 2013 budget but some see the necessity in preparing the city for the challenges associated with future growth.

Life is getting louder for a St. Albert couple living adjacent to St. Albert Trail. Mark and Caroline Tuttle, 15-year residents of Sheridan Drive, received a letter on Oct.

Even in today’s world, $1.42 billion can buy a lot, except when it comes to transportation. For example, expanding Edmonton’s LRT system to St. Albert would cost approximately $100 million per kilometre of track.

Patrick Draper thinks St. Albert residents get excellent value for their tax dollar and wants the city to know it.

Sturgeon County’s mayor and a St. Albert lawyer are hailing the effective repeal of the bill that let the Heartland Transmission Project get approved without a public needs assessment hearing.

The Town of Morinville will spend $300,000 to repair the roof of its arena. Heavy rain in August and September caused water to leak into the Morinville arena.

It’s pride and a heartfelt welcome that brought SanRemo Italian Bistro to town. The popular eatery is close to opening and owner Ermanno Feliciani said he cannot say enough about the community support he encountered when moving to St. Albert.

A St. Albert drug dealer could face jail time for trafficking cocaine to an undercover police officer. Michael Royal Dickson pleaded guilty in St.

Scared of bats? How'd you like to live with hundreds of them? St. Albert environmentalist Elke Blodgett did so for 40 years at her cabin in the woods west of St. Albert.

A former teacher and hockey coach who admitted to having sexual contact with a minor will be sentenced in the new year.