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Famers need to get closer to customers to thrive in today’s market, say experts at a recent conference. About 50 people assembled at the Westin Edmonton last week for the second-ever Buyer Aware conference on agri-food.

Unlike Americans, Canadians tend not to wear patriotism on their sleeves. But all that changed Wednesday, Jan. 13, the day the Olympic flame blew through town and kindled a fervour rarely seen in these parts. The City of St.

The national organization that provides young adults with volunteer and cultural opportunities across the country has a new crew of 11 fresh faces in town for the next few months.

A local MLA is now the province’s second-in-command. Doug Horner, MLA for Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert, was sworn in as deputy premier of Alberta on Friday, two days after Premier Ed Stelmach shuffled his cabinet.

Have you made your new year’s resolution for 2010? Choose to make a difference and resolve to get involved. The St.

Tears streamed down the face of Carol Sobkow-Alloway as she made her way down the final stretch of St. Albert Trail late Wednesday afternoon with the Olympic flame held high above her head.

For good outdoor ice, the ideal surface is level with at least two inches of snow pack, said Mike Jones, operations supervisor with the city’s public works department. Jones has nearly 20 years experience flooding rinks for the city.

When the 2010 Olympics open in Vancouver next month St. Albert’s representation won’t just be, hopefully, on the podium, but also as part of the massive security operation. Nine officers from the St.

Recent news about negative experiences in sports ignore many of the positive changes that have happened in the last couple of decades, said a local physical education teacher.

The Protestant school board has agreed to sell 70 Arlington Dr. to Habitat For Humanity for $840,000 but the deal is subject to the land being rezoned for residential development. The purchase price of $840,000 has been donated by the City of St.