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Despite blowing snow and frigid temperatures, more than 300 people gathered at city hall on Thursday to unveil a bronze sculpture of late lieutenant-governor Lois Hole.

Andrew Spring is still golden. The former Paul Kane student won his fourth consecutive gold medal at the provincial Skills Canada competition at the Agricom this week. Spring, 21, competed in the cabinet making category.

Ammar’s Moosehead Open Stage started off as a funky blues jam. But lately hosts Mark Ammar and Noel (Big Cat) Mackenzie have diversified the talent.

Standing on the rocky bluffs of Nova Scotia, Briand Melanson, 25, often ponders his French Acadian culture. “It’s very distinct. The way we talk, the food we eat like Robbie pie. And our music is fiddle music for a kitchen party.

These days, Katrina Black talks about how good health starts at home, and she has just the right place in mind.

The River Ridge Seniors Community Centre is once again hosting a blooming spring sale. The residents of the Mission Hill complex are selling different varieties of plants and flowers to benefit the local Salvation Army.

Sturgeon County councillors took the first step towards borrowing $5 million for a massive new road project. Councillors approved first reading of a borrowing bylaw that could see the county borrow as much as $5.08 million to upgrade 195th Avenue.

Morinville's financial numbers for last year show the town is deep in the black, with little debt and lots of cash in the bank. The town ended 2008 with a surplus of $425,521, which comes on top of the more than $1.

The ultimate con is playing at Mayfield Dinner Theatre’s musical production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

A recommended change to the city’s debt policy Monday night marks a new era of financial practice, one where borrowing for infrastructure will no longer be frowned upon.