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Ian Hill said his father bought him in Iran for two cases of scotch. It was the start of a rough childhood, he said, one that saw him eating out of trashcans and getting arrested.

In an effort to target the pet overpopulation crisis, a local pet store will partner with the Edmonton Humane Society and only carry cats and dogs for adoption through rescue groups.

Sandy Jamison still remembers her first colour scanner. It was the size of a room, cost thousands of dollars and took an hour to produce one picture — if it worked. Operating it required a three-week course.

Quick! Start digging through that old box of memorabilia. Get into your attic and rummage through that stash of collectibles that you scrounged together when you were a kid.

A Legal seniors’ lodge is getting $117,000 grant for energy efficient repairs to the building.

The Recycling Council of Alberta has never deemed a reporter to be worthy of one of its annual awards until this year, when St. Albert Gazette reporter Kevin Ma became the first member of the media to receive an Rs of Excellence Award.

The year was 1977 when the space shuttle made its first flight and Lori Mitchell first started working at the St. Albert Gazette. Fast forward to 2011. The space shuttle has just retired but Mitchell is still going strong.

Melonie Dziwenka has a lot on the go these days as she runs around town. Come Saturday, she won’t be the only one. Morinville’s recreational and cultural co-ordinator has organized the first ever Morinville Fitness Challenge.

A new road could mean a shortcut into Edmonton from the Sturgeon Valley, say county residents, but could also mean more dead deer near Riverlot 56.

Here is a collection of just a few of our favourite photos that have run in the Gazette throughout the years.