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You could probably summarize Tishynah Buffalo's time in Costa Rica in two words — green and wet. Green because she and her fellow Alexander students were working in a rainforest about 9,000 feet above sea level.

The public is being warned not to consume various processed meat products carrying the Casa Italia brand, as well as some others made by Brampton, Ont.-based Zadi Foods.

A new anti-theft initiative is aiming to drastically reduce theft from new home construction sites. Operation Hands Off! is a partnership between a group of Edmonton-area homebuilders and a company called MicroDotDNA Technology.

The average selling price of a single-family home in St. Albert jumped to $460,000 in April, a 2.8 per cent increase over the first quarter average and 14 per cent higher than April 2009.

New contract for Protestant school superintendent The Protestant school board has reappointed superintendent Barry Wowk and granted him another five-year contract. The board Wednesday voted unanimously to grant the extension.

The City of St. Albert is looking for ways to make up for a funding shortfall after learning that municipalities have been quietly made ineligible for a provincial grant program that helps pay for touring artists.

A veritable eco-palooza is set to sweep the Sturgeon River this weekend as St. Albert hosts a clean up, tree planting, eco-fair and an unveiling. Hundreds are expected to sweep the Sturgeon this Sunday in St.

A long-running lawsuit against Sturgeon County, regarding the way land was assembled for an upgrader project, is over. According to court documents, the last three plaintiffs, in what was originally a $5.6 million lawsuit, have abandoned their claim.

Morinville's Community Cultural Centre will have to find a way to turn down the noise, but construction of the facility can still go ahead.

The federal government needs to change its new copyright law to protect basic rights from digital locks, say local analysts. The Conservative government tabled Bill C-32, the Copyright Modernization Act, on June 2.