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Solar power and smart growth will go under the microscope next week as experts hold a public debate on green technologies.

Last year was another record one for babies in Alberta and the third consecutive record-setting year for births. There were 51,443 babies born last year, topping the prior records of 50,543 in 2008 and 48,589 in 2007. The 2009 total is 1.

City residents are invited to come out next week and take a sniff of several proposed designs for a future off-leash dog park on Levasseur Road. Three designs will be unleashed at an open house Wednesday night, between 5 and 8 p.m.

Local RCMP found an above average stolen vehicle this week in the Grandin Mall parking lot.

History of 70 Arlington Dr.

City councillors endorsed a plan for future playgrounds at local schools, but Mayor Nolan Crouse wants to make sure everyone else, including the provincial government, pays their fair share.

St. Albert's chamber of commerce is throwing its support behind a proposed affordable housing project in Akinsdale. A 58-unit townhouse development slated for 70 Arlington Dr.

A licensing agreement with the Discovery Channel has a St. Albert tech entrepreneur excited about the future. Ken Bautista is the creator of an online game for kids aged eight to 13 called CIE: Seek Your Own Proof.

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

Local astronomers have put out an all-points bulletin for a meteor that blazed past Alberta Monday night.