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Erin Ridge North given OK

Erin Ridge North given OK

Despite a developer's request for a one-week delay to go back to the drawing board and iron out some last-minute concerns, council has approved the city's first area structure plan (ASP) in the annexed lands.
Customer robbed at knifepoint

Customer robbed at knifepoint

RCMP investigators are speaking with witnesses and examining video surveillance camera footage after a man was robbed at knifepoint Monday night at a local gas station. According to Const. Janice Schoepp of the St.
Downtown repairs continue

Downtown repairs continue

Traffic around Perron Street and Sir Winston Churchill Avenue will continue to be complicated this week, as city crews repair a broken water main that flooded the area last week.
Accused in Morinville murder will go to trial

Accused in Morinville murder will go to trial

A Morinville man charged with the murder of his common-law wife will go to trial on charges of second-degree murder. James Gary Urbaniak was ordered to stand trial following a three-day preliminary hearing last week.
Sturgeon torchbearer ready to run

Sturgeon torchbearer ready to run

Walter Hoffmann isn’t taking any chances this week when his turn to carry the Olympic torch comes up.
A century of service

A century of service

When Alex Forbes began his first day of work with the St. Albert Fire Department more than 30 years ago, he didn’t know he was beginning a career that would soon become his passion.
Economy takes centre stage at luncheon

Economy takes centre stage at luncheon

Annual Economic Outlook luncheon We have an incredible speaker again this year for the 2010 Economic Outlook luncheon.
Man gets jail, probation for axe assault

Man gets jail, probation for axe assault

A man who swung an axe into his friend’s forearm after a night of drug use was sentenced to a year in jail and a year of probation.
Smart concept a hard sell

Smart concept a hard sell

Imagine a green community centred around open spaces where residents can sit on their verandas and interact with the neighbours, or stroll down interlaced walking trails that connect to central meeting points, parks and stores, instead of hopping in
Stories in the snow

Stories in the snow

Whose footprints are these? I ask that question every time I take a walk through a ravine after a snowfall. Inevitably, I find hundreds of tiny footprints zigzagging between the tree trunks, origin unknown.
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