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Heron won a landslide victory, earning 75 per cent of the votes with 406 votes against Andre Chabot from the City of Calgary, who scored 25 per cent of the votes, or 131 votes.

Depending on council deliberation, 1.4 per cent of the 4.5-per-cent utility-rate increase proposed in St. Albert's 2022 draft budget could be deferred to 2023.

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According to St. Albert’s draft budget released on Nov. 3, $220,000 normally used for public art could be cut as part of the solution to reducing an impending tax increase.

On Nov. 10, the United Conservative Caucus announced St. Albert has allocated $10.6 million in Municipal Sustainability Initiative funding this year.

Many child-care programs will be eligible for one-time COVID relief funding starting in December.

Parents told The Gazette the costs can be astronomical, and one mom said her family became so desperate they had to rely on unregulated care. 

Could unlock billions in lithium for Alberta, says U of A

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Concert features composers Allan Gilliland, John Estacio, Gustav Holst, Percy Grainger, and Leonard Bernstein