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Search fee reversal prompts budget questions

Search fee reversal prompts budget questions

A provincial decision not to charge municipalities to access electronic vehicle records has raised the question of what St. Albert will do with the $385,000 it will now not have to spend on record searches.
Third ambulance to be permanent addition

Third ambulance to be permanent addition

St. Albert’s third ambulance will remain permanently on city streets. Alberta Health Services announced Friday morning the ambulance, operating under a pilot program since April, will remain stationed in the city.
Sparks fly over director's departure

Sparks fly over director's departure

Amid vocal backlash from the business community over the firing of the city’s well-respected director of business and tourism development, city manager Bill Holtby said Friday that Larry Horncastle’s departure was necessary so the city ca
Packing up

Packing up

Capt. Curtis Chow is a highly trained soldier with the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan. He's in one of the most dangerous places on Earth, with the safety of hundreds of people depending on his actions.
City and union ink deal

City and union ink deal

Municipal employees who work at St. Albert’s RCMP detachment will get a three-per-cent pay increase under a new collective agreement with the city. The 32 employees covered by the deal will see a general wage increase of 2.
Military police rev up to raise money for blind kids

Military police rev up to raise money for blind kids

Nearly 100 members of the Canadian Forces and civilians revved their engines recently to raise money for a worthy cause.
Hitting the greens

Hitting the greens

It seems everyone has a beef about traffic lights, and St. Albert's transportation co-ordinator Dean Schick has heard all the criticisms. Schick is the city's go-to guy for traffic light issues.
Lots going on Seniors' Club this month

Lots going on Seniors' Club this month

Everything looks like it’s full-steam ahead now that the St. Albert Senior Citizens’ Club has a new captain at the helm.
Feds announce millions for arts

Feds announce millions for arts

The federal government reaffirmed its faith in and commitment to Alberta's arts and culture with a major funding announcement at the Art Gallery of Alberta Friday morning. In total, funding worth more than $6.3 million was earmarked for 93 projects.
VIDEO: Rendezvous 2011 Picnic

VIDEO: Rendezvous 2011 Picnic

Hundreds of people came out to the banks of the Sturgeon River in Sunday, Aug. 28, to enjoy a picnic lunch and plenty of activities marking St. Albert's 150th anniversary. Video by Glenn Cook / Editing by Ryan Tumilty
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