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Getting a GRIP on GRIT

Getting a GRIP on GRIT

There’s an island growing in the Sturgeon River. You can see it in the bay across from the city’s cenotaph. Twenty years ago, I remember launching a canoe into clear water at that point.
Four lose their jobs in Sturgeon Foundation restructuring

Four lose their jobs in Sturgeon Foundation restructuring

Four of six Sturgeon Foundation senior lodges saw their managers escorted off the premises last week as part of the foundation's restructuring plan.
Sturgeon County gets down to business

Sturgeon County gets down to business

Nearly 400 business people from around the Sturgeon area are expected to gather mid-month for the 2012 Regional Business Symposium.
Adopt A Pet

Adopt A Pet

Onyx was part of a litter born by caesarian section to a Rottweiler-cross mom on Feb. 27. The mother dog was unable to care for her pups and so they came to the Northern Alberta Society for Animal Protection (NASAP).
St. Albert sets recreation levy to zero

St. Albert sets recreation levy to zero

A flurry of appeals by developers to the subdivision and development appeal board (SDAB) led council Monday night to discontinue a controversial practice of charging for the development of neighbourhood recreational amenities.
County soil conditions near perfect for seeding

County soil conditions near perfect for seeding

County farmers are gearing up for near-perfect seeding conditions this week, but one local observer says many may be planting a risky amount of canola.
St. Albert to pursue annexation from Sturgeon County

St. Albert to pursue annexation from Sturgeon County

Five years after a lengthy and costly annexation that soured relations between St. Albert and Sturgeon County, city council voted Monday night to start proceedings on its third annexation from the county in 11 years.
Namao likely a no-go for medevac flights

Namao likely a no-go for medevac flights

The military has waved off the notion of using runways at the Edmonton Garrison for provincial medevac flights.
Stephen Khan: a roundabout politician

Stephen Khan: a roundabout politician

Courtesy of the 10,000 St. Albertans who marked his name, a big door opened for Steve Khan April 23, but for St. Albert's newly elected MLA it is not one he would have expected even a few years ago. A lifelong St.
Locals affected by Type 1 diabetes excited by campaign promise

Locals affected by Type 1 diabetes excited by campaign promise

Living with Type 1 diabetes puts added pressure on both the body and the wallet, something more than 138, 000 Albertans know firsthand.
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