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A city councillor wants to do more to rein in municipal spending by capping property tax increases at 1.5 per cent in 2011 and 2012. Coun.

Depending who you ask, Christmas tree sales are either down a bit or doing well this year. “It’s been cold but it’s been busy, people still buying trees,” said Lloyd Hicks, who operates the Christmas tree yard on Hebert Road.

When Edmonton’s Operation Red Nose was nearly abandoned in August, the Spirit Keeper Youth Society stepped up to the plate and rescued the program.

A 13-year-old boy remains in hospital after being struck while crossing St. Albert Trail Thursday afternoon. A flurry of police officers and emergency vehicles arrived on scene at around 3 p.m. following the crash.

Councillors are reacting with an open but non-committal mind to a new report from the RCMP that could either add new officers to the roster or change how the community is policed.

The province will issue Alberta Capital Bonds to the public sometime early in the new year to raise money for seniors’ housing.

City snow removal crews are still dealing with the aftermath of a winter storm that dumped more than 20 centimetres of snow in the region two weeks ago.

Apartment vacancy rates fell in St. Albert in 2009, a trend that ran contrary to a significant uptick experienced in the wider Capital region. St. Albert's overall vacancy rate fell to 2.3 per cent from 3.

More funding cuts in the human services sector has community organizations considering legal action against the government.

Alberta’s $4,500 cap on soft-tissue claims will remain in place as the Supreme Court of Canada this week refused to take on the issue. The controversial cap had gone through two levels of Alberta’s judicial system.