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I saw a beautiful snowflake on my window-screen once. It was almost four millimetres across, with thin crystalline arms and broad, sparkling plates, and perfectly symmetrical. "Look at me!" it seemed to say.

County residents might have to pay $127 more in taxes next year as part of a push to fix Sturgeon's ongoing road and drainage issues. County council spent much of last week assembling the first draft of the 2015 budget.

For Sale: Vehicle in mint condition at a decent price. It's the kind of advertisement seen often on sites such as Kijiji, which are designed to lure potential buyers.

Thirty-eight full-time equivalent positions will be cut at Youville Home in St. Albert as part of staffing realignment, says a representative from the United Steelworkers.

Cyclist Mark Fraser isn't surprised that he almost beat the bus in this week's commuter challenge. In fact, he's pretty sure he would have beaten the car, too, if it hadn't been for the snow and the headwind.

There's nothing like paid parking to make downtown business owners and pedestrians cringe.

The St. Albert Gazette is once again putting its support behind the Christmas hamper drive of the St. Albert Kinettes.

It seems I was destined to claim only two small victories on this somewhat chilly Wednesday morning. The first was getting out of bed – two hours early – so I could meet my colleagues and fellow commute testers at St.

“Damn those city planners,” I want to shout, not really knowing who’s at fault.

Alberta Occupational Health and Safety officers are investigating the death of a man who fell from a ladder while on the job. An employee of Donalco Inc. was working on a project at Bellerose Drive and Boudreau Road on Nov.