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It was originally a 28-page newsletter on standard letter-sized paper. The first carrier was Netelenbos’s 11-year-old son, John. Today, the Gazette is often 72 pages but has on occasion been more than 90 pages. It now comes in tabloid format.

While the St. Albert Gazette looks to the past to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the organization is also keeping an eye toward the future, as plans are well underway for a move into a brand new building in early 2012.

Jarod Tracy, 12, a Gazette newspaper carrier, just built a computer with money he saved from his hilly Grandin route. He'd read Bill Gates built his first computer before he was 14 and wanted to break that record.

The St. Albert Gazette celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2011. This special section is the story of our history. We thank everyone who contributed to this section and these stories.

It begins with a blank page. With every issue of the Gazette the various departments that work together to produce the newspaper twice each week start over, virtually from the beginning.

A local elementary school was put on lockdown earlier this week, after reports of two young men, one with what appeared to be a gun, near the building. The call came in about 2:50 p.m.

Before even taking the province’s reins Premier Alison Redford indicated she is open to revisiting one of her predecessor’s most contentious pieces of legislation.

Alison Redford claimed the prize she fought for through an eight-month leadership campaign yesterday, being sworn in as Alberta's 14th premier. Redford took the oath of office, as Alberta's first female premier, in the legislature rotunda at 11 a.m.

Premier Alison Redford's campaign quest to end provincial achievement exams for grades 3 and 6 received mixed grades from local educators and in the end may not pass the test.

Lt. Gov. Donald Ethell launched a new group focused on mental health on Wednesday, aiming to use his position to help end the stigma around mental illness.