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St. Albert to get its first night market

St. Albert to get its first night market

It was a stroll across the night markets in France that inspired some of the events planned for St. Albert's downtown this summer. Christian Prefontaine says the shops, open long into the night, and the booths lining the streets, impressed him. So when the 16-year-old applied for a job with St. Albert's youth entrepreneur program, Gen Y CEO, he proposed to create a night market here.
City off leash bylaw a good start

City off leash bylaw a good start

It’s been almost a year since changes were introduced to St. Albert’s animal bylaw and while there’s room for improvement, so far the off-leash area pilot project has been welcomed by members of the community. On Sept.
Juggling work and council a challenge

Juggling work and council a challenge

A St. Albert councillor says daytime committee meetings and earlier council meetings could deter people from seeking office in the future. In response to the release of council attendance records earlier this week, Coun.
Save on your grocery bill

Save on your grocery bill

Have you noticed your grocery bill continuing to rise, month after month? It’s not your imagination – prices for produce, meat and more are up across the country.
Grandin neighbourhood reacts to development

Grandin neighbourhood reacts to development

A young St. Albert woman says she needs developments such as Amacon's Grandin Condo complex if she hopes to be able to stay in the city.
Something fishy in the water

Something fishy in the water

By Kevin Ma Owen Watkins is up to his elbows in the muck of Edgewater Pond. Dragging a long seine net behind him, he's on the hunt for aliens. "See there on the right corner?" he said earlier, standing on the pond's dock.
Environment File

Environment File

The humble bumblebee may be edging towards extinction in some regions because it can’t keep up with climate change, suggests a new report.
A new start with a gift car

A new start with a gift car

by Scott Hayes A car is a pretty good gift by all accounts. For one client of Stop Abuse in Families (SAIF), it means a world of difference.
Amacon gets approval for five-storey buildings

Amacon gets approval for five-storey buildings

Condo buildings will begin to rise on the old Grandin mall site after Amacon was given the green light to begin the first phase of construction on its multimillion-dollar project.
New F-150 is still Ford tough

New F-150 is still Ford tough

The Ford F-150 has been the best selling vehicle in Canada for longer than I can remember. This truck is the benchmark for the half-ton class, the one in which the bar has risen substantially higher since the last redesign of the F-150 in 2009.
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