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Enviro Briefs

Enviro Briefs

Chopper brings fireflies Birds should have an easier time dodging the Big Lake power lines this week thanks to reflectors installed by an iron dragonfly.
Chamber honors family business

Chamber honors family business

Two long-time St. Albert families and a city employee earned high praise from the business community this week. Members of the St.
Local coder makes iPhone running mate

Local coder makes iPhone running mate

A local programmer has created an iPhone app for people who love to run. Randy Troppmann’s RunningMap Trackometer app debuted last week in the Apple iTunes store.
Farm Focus

Farm Focus

New prize for healthy food Local farmers can now win $10,000 from the premier for making local, healthy food. The province announced the new Alberta Food for Health Awards last week.
Youth council gets to work

Youth council gets to work

Justin Arcand sees money to be made in Alexander.
Cows come home to Alexander

Cows come home to Alexander

Joe Kootenay sits astride a tall horse as he watches the cows come home. As a cold rain pours down onto his black Stetson, hundreds of brown and white calves scurry out of the wooden chute before him and into a wire-fenced pen.
Province touts hemp cars

Province touts hemp cars

The next car you buy could be made of hemp, thanks to a new $15 million research facility in Alberta.
Stabbing in Grandin

Stabbing in Grandin

St. Albert RCMP officers were called out to a Grandin home Monday night after a verbal argument apparently led to bloodshed. Officers apprehended a suspect at the scene and charges against the 23-year-old male are now pending. Const.
Health Monitor

Health Monitor

Some 10,000 expectant mothers are needed for a study that will examine how diet before and after pregnancy affects a baby’s development and overall health.
Lobbyist registry opens for business

Lobbyist registry opens for business

Sales have been slow so far but there’s been keen interest in Alberta’s new lobbyist registry since the website went live on Monday, said registrar Brad Odsen.