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Hello! I’m Ruby and I’m a lovely young dilute torti with white fur. I'm a spayed female cat, around 10 to 12 months old.
New gardening book covers all the bases

New gardening book covers all the bases

The cover of Vegetable Gardening for Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba is a pastoral cornucopia of produce featuring a large round basket mounded with crisp red peppers, crunchy cucumbers, prickly asparagus, scented onions and large squash.
Morinville parents jump ship

Morinville parents jump ship

With no viable option for secular public education for their children and grandchildren, one Morinville family is picking up and moving en masse to Edmonton. Up until recently they were pushing to have something in place in the town for September.
Local pianist receives Rotary award

Local pianist receives Rotary award

Nancy Watt is just happy to make music and help others to do the same. She’s not in it for the awards but sometimes praise comes your way when you least expect it.
Ethics group hosts session on secular schooling

Ethics group hosts session on secular schooling

The Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership will wade into the ongoing debate over secular education in Morinville when it hosts a public forum next Thursday. The foundation is the legacy of former Alberta MLA Sheldon Chumir.
Wii wins wee gamer

Wii wins wee gamer

In our household, the Nintendo Wii has spent the majority of the last two years suffering from the Trampoline Effect — everyone wants one but once they have one, it’s soon abandoned, left to gather dust.
Bike helmet rules work: study

Bike helmet rules work: study

Children and youth are more likely to strap on a bicycle helmet today than they were before St. Albert made the safety gear mandatory for all ages, says a team of researchers.
Royal wedding gets local treatment

Royal wedding gets local treatment

There are seven time zones between St. Albert and Westminster Abbey, the site of Friday’s royal wedding between Prince William and Catherine Middleton. The nuptials take place at 10 a.m.
Vandals strike Muriel Martin

Vandals strike Muriel Martin

Local RCMP officers are looking for help finding the vandals who caused around $20,000 damage to Muriel Martin School. The school was struck on April 19 between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. Several windows were broken and there was other damage to the roof.
Health Monitor

Health Monitor

Individuals who have had facial Botox injections to fight wrinkles have a hard time reading emotions in others, according to a new study.
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