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Fire crews rushed to a grass fire Wednesday afternoon after a power line went down on Meadowview Drive, just west of St. Albert. The fire was quickly extinguished, burning only a small patch of grass.

It’s all ups and downs at the St. Albert Food Bank and it’s causing a bit of stress.

A local forestry professor says a recent grant should help St. Albert grow more trees in the city’s oldest forest. St. Albert received a $3,000 community naturalization grant from FortisAlberta last week.

Two St. Albert students took home the gold last week at the Provincial Skills competition, and one of them now has a shot at a national title. St.

City residents can get a free tour next weekend of the first commercial building in Alberta that uses zero net energy. May 30 and 31 is the 16th annual Eco-Solar Home Tour in the Edmonton region.

Earlier this week, U.S. President Barack Obama sent his first tweet from his new personal Twitter account. After just a few days, he’s already acquired more than two million followers and a lot of replies to his handful of tweets.

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A St. Albert-based photographer has entered the city council byelection race. Natalie Mikus, 34, announced on Friday that she is running in the June 24 byelection sparked by Gilles Prefontaine’s resignation.

Another familiar face to those involved in St. Albert politics has joined the municipal byelection race. Edward Ramsden, 26, is running for the council seat vacated by Gilles Prefontaine. He said St. Albert’s been being torn down by negativity.

It’s that time of year again. Garage sales are popping up faster than dandelions but not everybody has a garage or enough stuff to warrant a sale.