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Home prices dropping

Home prices dropping

Home selling prices have suffered a gentle decline this summer in St. Albert, which may be an indication that sellers are finally giving in to buyers’ demands.
Morinville School cramped but manageable

Morinville School cramped but manageable

Frogs, seashells and worms may seem like an unlikely learning tool, but for Grade 3/4 teacher Sandra Wood at Morinville Public Elementary School, they are the cat’s meow.
School fees due right away

School fees due right away

Every school division handles the issue just a bit differently, but the bottom line is this: school fees are due now and unless there are extenuating, hardship circumstances, those that are not paid will be sent to a collection agency in the new year
Resident advocates for sewer flushing awareness

Resident advocates for sewer flushing awareness

A city resident has a beef with the city’s public works department and a word of caution for other homeowners.
Hutton's Vietnam work complete

Hutton's Vietnam work complete

Marina Hutton has been back from a six-week international seminar and research expedition in Southeast Asia for more than a month now. Talk to her, though, and it still seems like she has Vietnam and the Vietnamese people on the brain.
Morinville welcomes troops

Morinville welcomes troops

Morinville's town hall will reopen for one day only in order to welcome the Edmonton Garrison to town.
Making the grade

Making the grade

Grain specialist Chris Fralic spreads a lake of golden kernels across a drab beige mat with his calloused hands. He picks up a pair of tweezers and pours over them, in search of a needle in a haystack.
Health Monitor

Health Monitor

If you're struggling to lose belly fat — which is the most damaging type of fat to your health — then you'll have more success with aerobic exercise than with resistance training, according to a new study from researchers at Duke Universi
Redford preaches transformative change

Redford preaches transformative change

Alison Redford says her campaign for the Progressive Conservative leadership is about a significant change in the way the party, the government and the province do business.
Sheriffs, RCMP busy over long weekend

Sheriffs, RCMP busy over long weekend

With a new law to enforce, Alberta Sheriffs and RCMP were kept busy over the Labour Day long weekend. The province’s new distracted driving legislation came into effect on Sept.
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