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On the streets and in our homes, in the library and the pool, the social agencies and the schools, volunteers are always giving and never asking for anything in return. They are the unsung heroes of a humanitarian army of thousands.

Students were sent home Thursday afternoon from Paul Kane High School, following a small fire investigators believe was deliberately set. The fire was discovered around noon on Thursday. The school was evacuated within minutes.

With hollow eye sockets staring blindly into space, the yellowed skeleton of a 9,300-year old bear appears to move, a huge bony claw frozen in mid-air.

Building activity in St. Albert has been brisk so far this year with single-family homes leading the way, according to the latest statistics from city hall.

When Servus Credit Union Place first opened in 2006, there were questions about the effect on membership numbers at local fitness clubs.

The economic crunch has caused many Canadians to cut back on conservation and tune out Earth Hour, recent studies suggest. Environics Research released the results of its second annual Green Home Index this week.

Villeneuve Airport will be a footnote in history if city council has its way. The airport northwest of St. Albert could be renamed the St.

Renovations to the Akinsdale/Kinex arenas will cost more double the city's original estimates, after council topped up the budget Tuesday. The revised budget has climbed to $620,000, more than double the original $300,000 approved in 2008.

Grand Prize Winner Michele Mentanko with St. Albert Gazette Publisher Duff Jamison

Lois Hole and the Royal Alexandra Hospital have been closely linked for more than half a century.