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Morinville’s prospective mayors are both advocating for new services to serve the town’s growing population of young families, but say it will be a slow and steady approach.

Morinville business owners heard from their prospective elected officials last week, as candidates made their pitch to be added to the ranks of town council.

Candidates seeking public office will make their cases to voters Oct. 12 during a forum hosted by the St. Albert Chamber of Commerce at the St. Albert Inn. You can follow the discussion live at www.stalbertgazette.com with our live blog.

Small business owners and their staff will be honoured next with the start of the ENMAX 2010 Small Business Week, which kicks off Wednesday.

Housing prices in St. Albert remain stable heading into the final quarter of the year, however, the market saw a decline in listings and sales in September as compared to a month ago.

St. Albert’s second public forum of the municipal election is set for next Tuesday and organizers are hoping for a big crowd. The St. Albert Chamber of Commerce will host the event at the St. Albert Inn Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.

A young man who repeatedly violated his probation order and seemed to show disdain for the entire process narrowly escaped jail time Monday.

City council opened the door to development on the long-idle Badger lands Monday by agreeing to have city administration develop a joint area structure plan with the owner of the adjacent land.

To the untrained eye, Chris Brandt's woodpile is no more impressive than the average stack of scrap wood in a homeowner's garage. It's a seemingly nondescript assortment of rough planks in various widths and shades.

St. Albert residents have until Oct. 18 to decide who should fill the city's six available council chairs. In this, our fifth instalment of a six-part Q&A series, the Gazette allowed the St.