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What do my taxes actually do?

What do my taxes actually do?

As the weather warms up and there is a constant sight of vehicles stuck on residential roads I wonder what my taxes actually go to.
Christmas angel

Christmas angel

On Nov. 27th while entering The Bay in St. Albert I slipped. I wish to thank a lady who quickly came to assist me by calmly talking to me while she contacted the ambulance and my employer. I did not get her name. Thanks for being my Christmas angel.
Bright neighbours

Bright neighbours

A huge thank you to all the residents of Elliott Place for the beautiful Christmas display. Once again, your street brings the Christmas spirit to our community and is enjoyed and appreciated by all see it.
Fix bus system before thinking about LRT

Fix bus system before thinking about LRT

I for one agree with Gord Hennigar. St. Albert is a great place to live and raise a family. And he is right that spending $1 billion on an LRT is a bit outrageous. I don’t have a problem with high rise buildings though.
RCMP – my snow heroes

RCMP – my snow heroes

While taking my four-year-old grandson home from pre-school on Dec. 11, I became hopelessly stuck in terrible road conditions on Lombard Crescent. To my absolutely good fortune, an RCMP vehicle appeared around the corner.
Thanks for your generosity

Thanks for your generosity

I was with friends finishing breakfast at the St. Albert Inn coffee shop Saturday morning, when the waitress came smiling to tell us that our breakfast was paid for courtesy of the gentleman sitting at a table across from us.
Tighten your spending belts, council

Tighten your spending belts, council

Kudos to Coun. Sheena Hughes for wanting to re-open the increase to the yearly utility bills. People are upset and a $24 a month increase is not acceptable and neither is $14 a month. Out tax increase is not 3.
Some councillors are bewildering

Some councillors are bewildering

As a businessman watching the city's budget process, I must admit I find some of our councillors to be completely bewildering. I can understand MacKay's motion to transfer the $4.
LRT: a clash of two views

LRT: a clash of two views

The recent council discussion on the LRT functional alignment study brings into focus the clash of two conflicting visions of St. Albert. There are those people who enjoy St.
Tainted winter walk

Tainted winter walk

My, oh my. Why? We just got home from an almost lovely walk on a beautiful winter day. Sadly, a hiccup.
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