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“We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it and stop there lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid.

Before he started a career in financial advice, Paul Shelemey was always broke on Christmas. He would wander into his local credit union in December, borrow money, pay back old debts, and then start collecting new bills.

Akinsdale resident Kayleigh Lynds says her neighbourhood comes with a bad vibe. Lynds and her family moved to St. Albert a year ago. Within a couple of weeks, her car was broken into and her phone, which she had forgotten inside, was taken.

The Relay for Life is mixing things up this year in an attempt to draw in a broader base of participants. At an early glance, it seems to be working.

A U of A researcher is helping doctors find better ways to treat eye cancer thanks to some technical help from Bellerose Composite.

Nothing says it’s summertime in St. Albert quite like the annual Rainmaker Rodeo, and if you believe the weatherman it will be a great weekend to get out and take it all in.

A candidate from the 2013 municipal election has entered the council byelection race. Hughena Burke, 48, placed 15th out of 16 candidates during the last election.

Would-be city councillors will be filing their nomination papers next week. On Wednesday, May 27, nomination forms will be due at a temporary office being set up in St. Albert Centre.

Councillors have postponed making a decision to purchase an aerial fire truck to replace a lemon purchased in 2009.

New oddly shaped planters are being hung on fences and suspended from trees these days. As gardeners go up, up, up with their flowers, it's almost as if they have turned the world upside down so now they are thinking inside the box, instead of out.