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Coping with the loss of a loved one can seem like an insurmountable obstacle when trying to move on, but there is support available. An information session is being held this evening at 7:30 p.m. at the St.

Council will determine the fate of proposed questions for the June 24 byelection ballot in the next couple of weeks. Coun. Cam MacKay sent out a notice of motion last week that he wants to debate putting two questions on the ballot.

A Grade 6 class from Muriel Martin Elementary has raised $850 for the Red Cross relief effort in Nepal through a school-wide Popsicle sale. Rick Sapkota, 11, was born in Nepal and immigrated to St. Albert with his family when he was seven years old.

The split-level home in Forest Lawn is not the easiest sale in the neighbourhood. With almost 2,000 square feet and a large garden in the back, it’s more expensive than many of the bungalows in the area. Three of those recently sold.

A local nature nut hopes Alberta bug-watchers will break out the cameras this summer as part of the first-ever Butterfly Roundup.

Have a fun filled summer

Marina Endicott must be breathing a sigh of relief after having Hugh Argylle “in her brain like a bur.” She’s had him rattling around in her thoughts for far too long: 20 years by her count.

It was just a few weeks ago that an editorial in this paper described Bill Alton as roaring to life during his closing address at a provincial election forum. Alton, 70, died this long-weekend after a stroke. He moved to St. Albert in 1981.

Most of us are so used to talking and asking questions daily we take it for granted. But it’s a completely different story when you live in the ever-silent world of the deaf.

At a recent luncheon, Leslie Douglas, board president at Mission Hill Grande condos, was asked what St. Albert Fire Services could do better to protect her building. She couldn’t think of anything.