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A much-anticipated seniors housing complex could finally get off the ground under new ownership. The site at 2 Inglewood Dr., which was slated to house a 120-unit independent living seniors facility, was bought by Careadon Corp. in October.

For every shred of good news we scrounge up on the economy there is a new tsunami of bad. Finance Minister Joe Ceci’s announcement that the projected provincial deficit is set to climb to approximately $10.

The people of Alberta elected a provincial government in the highest of hopes, and more and more it is beginning to appear they may have been let down. Supporters can live with disappointments caused by the plunge in oil revenue.

“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

While the country and the province focus on ways to spur the national and provincial economies, on a micro level St. Albert is facing its own uncertainty in terms of future growth.

There are few living in Alberta these days who do not have the state of the economy on their minds.

After every election, be it federal, provincial or municipal, it is always an interesting exercise to peruse candidates' financial disclosures.

Last year we were taken aback by the news that patients waiting for an in-patient bed at the Sturgeon Community Hospital were facing wait times of up to 72 hours.

I have lived in St Albert since my wife, three children and I moved west in 1979. I have always been a proud resident of this city until now.

When Travis Vader finally goes on trial to face first-degree murder charges in the deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann in March, many keenly interested people in St. Albert will likely breathe a sigh of relief.