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RCMP raid Lacombe Park home

RCMP raid Lacombe Park home

St. Albert RCMP found cash, cocaine and a stun gun in a raid in the Lacombe Park area over the weekend. Officers searched the home on Sunday and found two men living inside.
Chief welcomes EMS review

Chief welcomes EMS review

St. Albert's fire chief called the news of a Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) review of emergency medical services in Alberta welcome news on Tuesday afternoon.
SHAVA on headhunting mission for gift shop reopening

SHAVA on headhunting mission for gift shop reopening

The construction is still well underway at the Sturgeon Community Hospital.
St. Albert RCMP names new detachment head

St. Albert RCMP names new detachment head

Insp. Kevin Murray, a 23-year veteran of the RCMP, has been named the new detachment commander for St. Albert. His starting date will be announced once his relocation arrangements are worked out.
Uniqueness keeps Global Vision Film Festival going strong

Uniqueness keeps Global Vision Film Festival going strong

Super Size Me, An Inconvenient Truth and March of the Penguins are all fantastic movies based in and on reality. If you've never watched National Geographic specials or the Discovery channel, documentaries are about telling it like it is.
Morinville town hall reno almost $1 million over budget

Morinville town hall reno almost $1 million over budget

Morinville council was furious this week after an architect revealed that ongoing town hall renovations are almost $1 million dollars over budget — with the possibility of more red ink to come.
Thank Julius Caesar for your extra day

Thank Julius Caesar for your extra day

It took Julius Caesar to take the confusion out of the calendar and the politics out of the spring rites of the vernal equinox. All he needed was one extra day every four years to make it happen.
County halts Cardiff development

County halts Cardiff development

County council hit the brakes on development around Cardiff this week by bringing in a moratorium on new subdivisions in the area — a move one developer says flies in the face of the county's claims of being open for business.
Health care, power bills hot topics at seniors' forum

Health care, power bills hot topics at seniors' forum

Health care, power bills and the future of long term care were the top topics of conversation at a provincial candidates’ forum held Monday. The local chapter of Seniors United Now (SUN) invited the provincial candidates for both the St.
Adopt A Pet

Adopt A Pet

Ellen is a three-year-old spayed female mixed-breed dog. She has a look of a Leonberger and probably has some collie and German shepherd too. She is a lovely happy girl and has quickly fit into her foster family.
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