Local News

A local celebrity will host a talk later this week as part of a conference on the future of food.

The head of St. Albert’s Catholic school board is looking for volunteers to head up a new district-wide charitable foundation. Greater St.

Morinville residents will soon be able to provide their input into the 2013 budget, which proposes a two per cent increase in residential and non-residential property taxes.

Planning for rapid transit in St. Albert’s future is on hold after city council rejected a proposal for a $250,000 master plan.

A new off-site levies bylaw won’t be ready until sometime next year despite one city councillor’s efforts to speed up the process.

St. Albert city councillors are pledging to keep a collective close eye on the 2013 budget as changes in how the draft plan is presented make the proposed property tax increase a moving target.

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

A story in Wednesday's Gazette attributed statements at a public hearing to the wrong speakers.

Alberta’s foster care system is welcoming a set of improvements that could help fill the gaps identified in the recent fatality inquiry of a St. Albert teenager.

A pair of Braeside homes suffered extensive damage after disposed ashes from a wood-burning fireplace ignited a nearby woodpile. The blaze quickly spread to two adjacent homes.