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Terry Wood almost chortles when he talks about the artificial grass on his front lawn, which he has had for a year. “I got sick and tired of mowing grass even though we probably had one of the best-kept lawns in the area.

To a voter, the Alberta Party’s platform in this campaign may seen like a work in progress, but leader Glenn Taylor said this week the party still needs to hear more from Albertans.

Candidates tried to draw lines between themselves and their opponents Wednesday night at a packed forum at the St. Albert Public Library. Nine provincial election candidates who are vying for seats in two St. Albert ridings attended the forum.

The St. Albert Gazette will be live-blogging from the provincial election forum that starts at 7 p.m. Monday. All nine candidates vying for seats in the ridings of St. Albert and Spruce Grove-St.

For the first time city council has made public its annual audit that reveals a string of concerns about how the city approaches computer and network security, but discloses no significant deficiencies in the city’s books or how St.

Mayor Nolan Crouse will proclaim National Volunteer Week at the beginning of Monday's city council meeting to celebrate the volunteer commitment of St. Albertans who rose to the challenge of helping out in a year with so much happening.

Alberta Party candidate Tim Osborne has a real shot at becoming the next St. Albert MLA, says party leader Glenn Taylor.

Volunteers contributed a whopping 14,000 hours to different events and causes in St. Albert in 2011, states the city's draft annual report released on Monday. Next Monday Mayor Nolan Crouse will proclaim National Volunteer Week.

A St. Albert mother is pushing for local schools to take bullying more seriously, while educators insist the issue is taken more seriously now than ever before. Alison Brown*, the mother of a 14-year-old daughter who attends Richard S.

Donating your no-longer-used bicycle can make a world of difference to people living in underdeveloped countries. And the Environment Club at Neil M. Ross School is ready to help.