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Athabasca – With a swift call to action, the Athabasca community has opened its doors and its hearts to the evacuees of the fire that is devastating Slave Lake.

Building permit values in St. Albert decreased across all categories in the first four months of 2011, according to statistics released by the city. The value and number of residential permits is down 29 per cent.

Despite dry and windy conditions that prompted a fire advisory in Sturgeon County, the city has no plans to restrict backyard fire pits or other burning activities. Sturgeon County issued a fire advisory Thursday, the first step toward a full ban.

About 44 per cent of Edmonton-St. Albert residents didn't vote in the last election, according to Elections Canada.

St. Albert students will head to Athabasca this weekend to test their ecological might in the international challenge known as the Envirothon.

As expected, former energy minister Rick Orman declared his candidacy for the Progressive Conservative leadership Wednesday, saying he is open to a public health care inquiry and promising to scrap controversial land use legislation.

If someone approached you and said they could get you a bunch of money if only you paid them a little, would you do it? Well, that’s the situation in which city council finds itself.

Spring is definitely here. You can tell by the number of plant sale signs popping up faster than mushrooms around St. Albert roads, parking lots, schools, churches and community centres.

A provincial changing of the guard took place Thursday, with the last legislature session for both Premier Ed Stelmach and Alberta Liberal leader David Swann.

Home inspectors will now be regulated and licensed under new rules set to come into force this fall.