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Lilacs a sweet-smelling favourite

Lilacs a sweet-smelling favourite

You cannot walk through the streets of St. Albert or even drive through the countryside during the first two weeks of June without smelling lilacs.
Eight hours under fire

Eight hours under fire

Eight hours seem to fly by when there are bullets in the air, according to Richard Stacey.
Riel Park on schedule, under budget

Riel Park on schedule, under budget

The construction at Riel Park is on schedule for completion in June, as advertised. The $8.5-million second phase is also on pace to be slightly under budget, said Tracy Allen, manager of capital projects for the City of St. Albert.
Strathconas finally return home

Strathconas finally return home

The June 11 Freedom of the City event for the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) is part celebration and part homecoming for the unit, which has spent much of the past five years in Afghanistan.
Postal strike coming to Edmonton and Calgary

Postal strike coming to Edmonton and Calgary

Rotating strikes are expected to hit Edmonton and Calgary tomorrow as the dispute between Canada Post and its unions continued. Canada Post has cancelled shifts for casual staff and overtime for permanent carriers as the volume of mail dwindles.
Morinville to get secular school system

Morinville to get secular school system

Students in Morinville can attend non-faith-based school beginning Sept. 1 through a new partnership with Sturgeon School Division and the Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division (GSACRD).
Throne speech promises quick action on old promises

Throne speech promises quick action on old promises

Flexing their majority government status for the first time, the Conservatives announced plans to move on a series of policies that were stalled or thwarted during its minority years. Among the announcements in the speech from Gov. Gen.
Postal union starts rotating strikes

Postal union starts rotating strikes

A feared postal strike has come more slowly than expected, but is now under way with 24-hour rolling strikes set to hit the country. With negotiations falling, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) walked off the job on Thursday night.
Premier's comments anger education representatives

Premier's comments anger education representatives

Premier Ed Stelmach’s comments earlier this week, which laid the blame for teachers’ layoffs squarely on the shoulders of the teachers themselves, have led to confusion and anger and could make future contract negotiations more difficult.
Environment File

Environment File

Local high school students celebrated St. Albert’s sesquicentennial this week by adding trees to Lacombe Park.
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