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School zone speeders, illegal parkers on RCMP radar

School zone speeders, illegal parkers on RCMP radar

Parents may have noticed an increased police presence at their child’s school over the past three weeks as RCMP work to remind the public that school zone traffic laws need to be obeyed.
Real women gather for sharing session

Real women gather for sharing session

Everybody loves amazing stories of how some ordinary people have overcome adversity.
Born to dance

Born to dance

Hip-hop was born in New York's mean back streets where tough guys avoided gang violence by breakdancing through disputes. Now more 40 years old, hip-hop has gone mainstream and one clean-cut St. Albert teen is boogalooing his way to the top.
Morinville race has many names

Morinville race has many names

Morinville residents will see a record-setting 22 names on the ballot this October as what is likely the biggest electoral race in town history gets underway.
County brainstorms for regional rec centre

County brainstorms for regional rec centre

Should Sturgeon County have its own Servus Place? If so, where? About 110 county residents gathered at Morinville’s Community Cultural Centre last Wednesday to debate these and other questions about a proposed regional recreation centre in the
Avenir still struggling with red tape

Avenir still struggling with red tape

Red tape continues to be in the way of St. Albert's high-tech Avenir development moving forward, said its project director. David Bromley spoke before St.
Portable sign fees increased to be more than permanent signs

Portable sign fees increased to be more than permanent signs

A portable sign permit in St. Albert will now cost nine per cent more after city council approved the increase Monday night. Mayor Nolan Crouse brought forward a motion to increase the 2014 fee for portable signs to $225 per sign.
Researcher heads to Afghanistan to study local soldiers

Researcher heads to Afghanistan to study local soldiers

A University of Alberta researcher will be embedded with members of the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan next month to study how soldiers cope with stress before, during and after deployment.
Archives become fashionable

Archives become fashionable

Interest in archives is getting trendier in some very interesting ways. Take one special event coming this weekend as one example of just how true that is.
News man enters Morinville race

News man enters Morinville race

Stop the presses – one of Morinville’s most prolific reporters has entered the race for town council. Morinville News owner and reporter Stephen Dafoe announced Monday that he would run for Morinville town council.
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