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A local energy group plans to build three special greenhouses this year that will be powered by little more than the sun.

Premier Ed Stelmach wants to see his province cared for in the wake of an upcoming general federal election.

City staffers are stockpiling sandbags along the Sturgeon this week as the river floods to new heights.

The municipal portion of your property tax bill has nudged upward slightly after council added $1 million in spending to the 2011 budget in the 11th hour.

A proposed Sturgeon Valley subdivision will be great for the Peas On Earth farm, says its owner, despite the fact that it will essentially be built on top of it.

The city has put on hold any further drilling work connected to the future expansion of Ray Gibbon Drive until staff can figure out how to handle a gas pocket discovered last week.

Six years ago, Hurricane Katrina landed on New Orleans' doorstep and the city is still cleaning up the mess. The category 5 windstorm destroyed homes and disrupted many lives, killing more than 1,800 people.

The spring thaw is continuing to spill across Sturgeon County roads, leading to more closures. Highway 825, which had been blocked for several days last week, opened to traffic on Thursday, along with several other county roads that were flooded.

When the Helping Canadian Kids Thrive conference comes to Regina next weekend, there will be a small but significant contingent of representatives from St. Albert in attendance.

While some Morinville parents are putting “for sale” signs up on their homes due to the lack of a secular education option, Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools is still working on the problem.