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The final financial statements for 2009 show the city in what chief financial officer Dean Screpnek called "good fiscal health." The 2009 year-end financials were presented to the city's finance and audit committee on Monday night.

The final nail has yet to be driven into the coffin, but St. Albert's flirtation with smart growth planning appears to be on life support.

A Calgary MLA wants Alberta to follow St. Albert's lead and ban idling — an idea that's drawn support from local officials. Calgary-Currie independent MLA Dave Taylor tabled Bill 230 in the provincial legislature this Tuesday.

The St. Albert Senior Citizens’ Club has posted its second annual loss, with a deficit last year of more than $55,000, just as the club is gearing up to replace its aging building.

Want to volunteer and give back to the community, but don’t know how to get involved? The St. Albert Community Information and Volunteer Centre has many volunteer opportunities to choose from and can help find the right fit for you.

The future appears bleak for the city's hybrid smart growth plan, after council put the review on hold after industry and members of the public panned various aspects of the initiative.

Want to volunteer and give back to the community, but don’t know how to get involved? The St. Albert Community Information and Volunteer Centre has many volunteer opportunities to choose from and can help find the right fit for you.

A wintery blast Thursday night did little to dull the wildfire risk and a fire ban will likely remain in place well into next week. Fierce winds and dry conditions prompted the city to impose a fire ban on Thursday afternoon.

One of the hallmarks of a great leader is acting today instead of waiting until tomorrow. For this and so many other reasons, the Community Information and Volunteer Centre wants to put a group of St.

The oil covering the birds from the Syncrude pond was so thick that scientists had trouble identifying them, a local court heard this week. The Syncrude dead bird trial rolled into its second month this week with more expert testimony.