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Pretty as a picture: Inspiration from a local holiday home

Pretty as a picture: Inspiration from a local holiday home

Some of us haven’t even started decorating the house for Christmas (inside or out) – there are school concerts, Christmas and cookie exchanges at work, gift parcels to send to family across the country in time for the big day – with
Budget debates leave tax increase at 3.3 per cent

Budget debates leave tax increase at 3.3 per cent

The final day of city budget debates got a bit heated this week, but the end result is St. Albert residents are looking at a 3.2 per cent property tax increase in 2015.
Mobile vendor guidelines coming

Mobile vendor guidelines coming

The owners of the city's first and only food truck have long said that it would be easier for them to operate if they could park on city-owned land. Theirs and other vendors' concerns have now been heard.
Utility debate could be revisited

Utility debate could be revisited

A city councillor wants to re-open debate on the controversial topic of removing provincial grant funding from the utility capital budget in response to mounting public pressure. Coun.
RCMP spending more time on mental health cases

RCMP spending more time on mental health cases

Officers are spending an increasing amount of time and resources dealing with service calls related to mental health issues, says St. Albert RCMP.
Community Chest: Socks in Boyle’s stocking

Community Chest: Socks in Boyle’s stocking

Fill-a-Bus today The St. Albert Kinettes, along with the fine people at St. Albert Transit and PWTransit, are putting on their 13th annual Fill-a-Bus event today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Accessibility concerns over Canada Post changes

Accessibility concerns over Canada Post changes

With the installation of new Canada Post community mailboxes and elimination of door-to-delivery come spring 2015, residents question ease of access to their mail.
How low can it go?

How low can it go?

There's no sugarcoating it. If oil prices don't go back up, Rick Pawlyk may have to cut salaries. But the owner of Enviro Trace, a pipeline leak detection business in St. Albert, says the worst-case scenario is not now.
Outdoor rinks to open

Outdoor rinks to open

Outdoor rinks across St. Albert are expected to open on Wednesday, Dec. 10. That's a tentative date, of course.
Housing sales cool as temperatures drop

Housing sales cool as temperatures drop

'Tis the season where housing markets cool and more people stay home rather than search for a new one, the Realtors Association of Edmonton announced in its monthly housing bulletin. Sales for single-family homes in St.
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