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Province revamps emergency alert system

Province revamps emergency alert system

The Alberta government’s newest tool to keep Albertans safe is one they hope they never have to use.
City deploys aphid-eaters

City deploys aphid-eaters

City staffers hope a team of ladybugs will help them gobble up St. Albert's aphid problem. Hordes of black aphids have descended on St. Albert in recent weeks, turning branches black, flying in faces and secreting honeydew.
Province starts land trust fund

Province starts land trust fund

Conservation groups hope a new provincial fund will help them preserve Alberta's home and native lands.
Volunteers

Volunteers

Do you have some time to make a difference in someone’s life, while making a difference in your own? The St.
Council's summer hiatus ends Monday

Council's summer hiatus ends Monday

St. Albert city council returns to action Monday evening after a five-week hiatus. This first meeting following summer break will see a continued push toward a bylaw allowing the city to borrow $15.9 million for the third stage of Ray Gibbon Drive.
Crime Stoppers

Crime Stoppers

The St. Albert Crime Stoppers Association is asking for your assistance in solving the following crimes: At 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, St.
Garbage system provides less service for more money

Garbage system provides less service for more money

As I drove down my short crescent (only 21 houses to the main road) this morning, weaving to avoid empty garbage bins that were turned over (five) and cans that were replaced so far from the curb that two cars could not pass side by side (five more),
Yoga in the Park takes another shot

Yoga in the Park takes another shot

Call it a double whammy if you will, but the last few weeks have not been so good for the Gateway Association for Community Living. First, last month’s inaugural Yoga in the Park fundraiser was cancelled because of rain.
Man granted house arrest for workplace fraud

Man granted house arrest for workplace fraud

A St. Albert man who pleaded guilty to fraud in a case that saw him take $5,000 from his employer was sentenced to 18 months of house arrest this week.
At 20-year mark, one question lingers in Mandin murder case

At 20-year mark, one question lingers in Mandin murder case

It has been 20 years since four members of a St. Albert family were killed by one of their own. In those 20 years, the then-15-year-old gunman has apparently made very little progress figuring out why he pulled the trigger. It was Aug.
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