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Vandals trash wetland Local birds got some unwelcome junk dumped in their home last Saturday after vandals ransacked the John E. Poole wetland. Ducks Unlimited officials report that vandals broke into the construction site for the John E.

Dry conditions and high winds have prompted Sturgeon County to issue a fire advisory. The advisory is not a full fire ban, but is the first step in that direction and means the county will no longer issue any new fire permits.

It was a really tough Mother’s Day for Lady Jane and Sola. Both spent the maternal holiday institutionalized and separated from their children.

City council is looking to spend $2 million to upgrade the former police headquarters downtown to alleviate a space crunch at the RCMP detachment on Boudreau Road.

“I'll be honest — we're throwing science at the wall here to see what sticks. No idea what it'll do. Probably nothing. Best-case scenario, you might get some superpowers.

The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) has ruled Morinville doesn't have the right to unilaterally set rates for Sturgeon County and Legal on the water line the communities share.

A group of Morinville listened intently as a panel of guest speakers weighed in on the issue of secular education during a Thursday evening event.

The chamber of commerce will be putting on a birthday bash for visitors over the weekend as a contingent of business people descend on St. Albert for the Alberta Chambers of Commerce provincial conference and policy session.

The Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association (AWNA) has recognized the St. Albert Gazette as the top community newspaper in its circulation class, one of 33 industry awards for the paper in recent weeks.

You could say that it rose from the ashes, just like the mythological phoenix. The Morinville Fire Department made a huge donation to St. Albert based charity Canadian Aid for Fire Services Abroad (CAFSA) and it did so with sirens blaring.