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Seniors' club posts second annual loss

The St. Albert Senior Citizens’ Club has posted its second annual loss, with a deficit last year of more than $55,000, just as the club is gearing up to replace its aging building.

Volunteers

Want to volunteer and give back to the community, but don’t know how to get involved? The St. Albert Community Information and Volunteer Centre has many volunteer opportunities to choose from and can help find the right fit for you.

City holds off on smart growth

The future appears bleak for the city's hybrid smart growth plan, after council put the review on hold after industry and members of the public panned various aspects of the initiative.

Volunteers

Want to volunteer and give back to the community, but don’t know how to get involved? The St. Albert Community Information and Volunteer Centre has many volunteer opportunities to choose from and can help find the right fit for you.

City puts fire ban in place

A wintery blast Thursday night did little to dull the wildfire risk and a fire ban will likely remain in place well into next week. Fierce winds and dry conditions prompted the city to impose a fire ban on Thursday afternoon.

Leaders of Tomorrow making St. Albert a better place today

One of the hallmarks of a great leader is acting today instead of waiting until tomorrow. For this and so many other reasons, the Community Information and Volunteer Centre wants to put a group of St.

Syncrude birds unrecognizable from oil

The oil covering the birds from the Syncrude pond was so thick that scientists had trouble identifying them, a local court heard this week. The Syncrude dead bird trial rolled into its second month this week with more expert testimony.

St. Albert celebrates its volunteers

On the streets and in our homes, in the library and the pool, the social agencies and the schools, volunteers are always giving and never asking for anything in return. They are the unsung heroes of a humanitarian army of thousands.

Arson suspected in minor Paul Kane fire

Students were sent home Thursday afternoon from Paul Kane High School, following a small fire investigators believe was deliberately set. The fire was discovered around noon on Thursday. The school was evacuated within minutes.

More than meets the eye

With hollow eye sockets staring blindly into space, the yellowed skeleton of a 9,300-year old bear appears to move, a huge bony claw frozen in mid-air.