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Servus Place teams up with NAIT students

Servus Place teams up with NAIT students

The operators of Servus Credit Union Place hope to ramp up the facility’s social media traffic with the help of four students from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT).
Bell rings on summer

Bell rings on summer

In the Grade 1 hallway at Keenooshayo School, children who finished kindergarten not three months ago were familiarizing themselves with desks and their cubbies. While some clung to their parents, one boy asked his looming father, “Are you leaving yet?” Jennifer Grovestine, whose daughter Maren is also starting Grade 1, laughed as she left the class.
Laptop sparks North Ridge blaze

Laptop sparks North Ridge blaze

A faulty laptop sparked a blaze in North Ridge Monday afternoon that caused an estimated $100,000 in damage. The St. Albert fire department responded to the single-dwelling home at around 4:15 p.m.
Steel repayment deadline passes

Steel repayment deadline passes

The St. Albert Steel are officially in default of their agreement with the City of St. Albert, which expired Friday without the former AJHL hockey club paying off the balance owed to the city.
Our People – Boxer ready for any challenge

Our People – Boxer ready for any challenge

Jelena Mrdjenovich's smile and charming personality hide something very important; She can almost certainly knock you out. In her decade long career as a professional boxer 14 opponents have been sent to the canvas.
Still holding up after 100 years

Still holding up after 100 years

She carries the years well. The structure is still strong and the face still shines and the overhauls have been regular and extensive, but in the end there's no hiding the fact that the Alberta Legislature is 100 years old.
Fruit flies feast on fermentation

Fruit flies feast on fermentation

Oh boy! It's that fruit-fly time of the year again! Of course, it's fruit-fly season in the spring too and if you eat a lot of bananas, or mangoes, why you can have these jim-dandy little critters as house pets all year long.
Alberta on track for major deficit

Alberta on track for major deficit

Government ministries are reviewing their spending as Alberta prepares for another major deficit this year that could reach as high as $3 billion, says Finance Minister Doug Horner.
No grass: No fuss, no muss

No grass: No fuss, no muss

Theresia and Glenn Williams' backyard garden is at its seasonal peak right now, thanks to a number of colourful shrubs and an absence of lawn.
Ambulance wait times, code reds increasing again

Ambulance wait times, code reds increasing again

Ambulance response times are on the rise again, along with how often the St. Albert has no ambulances available to respond to emergencies, says the city's fire chief. A graph contained in the city's second-quarter report shows St.
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