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It's not all rosy in Margaret and Richard Plain's St. Albert garden. True, there are some 50 roses tucked here and there in their big wedge-shaped yard, but there are also herbs, vegetables, perennials and – oh, yes – there are weeds.

Sturgeon County’s development appeal board called game on Wednesday, denying an appeal and allowing former Oiler Fernando Pisani to build a backyard rink at his home.

Fire ravaged a Braeside bungalow Thursday prompting a two-alarm response from city firefighters. Crews responded a little after 9:30 p.m. to 12 Balmoral Dr. after neighbours spotted smoke streaming from the basement windows.

Wet weather has played havoc with the schedule of two road projects, including a major rebuild of Mission Avenue that is now in danger of not being completed this year.

Maureen Jackson didn't have a problem with the nest of honeybees tucked under her garage eaves until they started to swarm.

Developers of large, vacant plots of land hold the key to business attraction in St. Albert, says Mayor Nolan Crouse. “If the landowners aren’t willing to develop and recruit light industry and businesses, then it becomes more difficult.

A well-known Edmonton microbrewery planning a move to St. Albert might face roadblocks by Alberta’s regulating body. Amber’s Brewing Company is set to relocate from its south Edmonton location to the site of Spider Beverage Co. Inc.

A well-known Edmonton microbrewery is expected to relocate to St. Albert's Riel Business Park later this month. Amber's Brewing Company is planning a move from its south Edmonton location to the site of Spider Beverage Co. Inc. at 16 Rayborn Cr. "We'll happily be moving into a shared facility with them as soon as possible," said Jim Gibbon, founder of Amber's Brewing Company. "We're in the process of moving right now."

There has been a lot of activity at 70 Arlington Dr. over the last few months as fewer than expected workers put in longer hours to try to keep the Habitat for Humanity build on schedule.

Alberta registries and land titles came back online Tuesday after a nearly week-long outage following a fire in Calgary.