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Thumbs up to high tech neighbourhood

Thumbs up to high tech neighbourhood

The city's first high-tech neighbourhood is finally ready to go – at least on paper. After five long years and numerous discussions with city councillors, the area structure plan for Avenir was given a go-ahead at Monday night's city council meeting.
Police Beat

Police Beat

Municipal enforcement services and RCMP in St. Albert are pooling manpower and resources with Edmonton police to tackle traffic problems at the St. Albert-Edmonton border.
Is St. Albert’s Braden Lauer Canada’s Smartest Person?

Is St. Albert’s Braden Lauer Canada’s Smartest Person?

Braden Lauer’s family always knew he was smart. When the now 23-year-old UBC law student was growing up in St.
No mechanical problems on city bus that crashed into backyards

No mechanical problems on city bus that crashed into backyards

There were no mechanical problems with the city transit bus that crashed into two backyards in Heritage Lakes on Tuesday night, confirms RCMP. The findings of the investigation done by St.
Food trucks for charity

Food trucks for charity

Three food trucks will rally at Vincent J. Maloney School next week as part of a school-wide effort to raise cash for the food bank and spice up Language Arts classes. The junior high school's food truck rally is this Tuesday from noon until 12:40 p.
City geeks out at Edmonton Expo

City geeks out at Edmonton Expo

Malissa Sekela isn't always a sexy, crazed, one-eyed villainess partnered with a psychopathic crime-lord who just happens to be a wooden dummy. But when she is, she's one at the Edmonton Comic Con.
Community visioning draws large public response

Community visioning draws large public response

St. Albert's endeavours to develop a community vision has garnered the largest response rate in the history of the city's public engagement efforts – and the outreach isn't done yet.
Ardent Sparrow calls out to local artisans

Ardent Sparrow calls out to local artisans

A new craft fair is quietly building itself up for its first event next month and its creator is reaching out to local artists and artisans to sign up for vendor booths. Amy Roy Gratton is the organizer behind the Ardent Sparrow Craft Sale.
School Notes

School Notes

St. Albert and Morinville will need about six more schools this decade to accommodate their booming student populations, say local superintendents. Sturgeon and St.
Condos less work, but comparable expense

Condos less work, but comparable expense

There are two condominium markets in St. Albert and in both ends of the spectrum – lower-priced units and higher-end units, there is a shortage, which tends to send would-be buyers into Edmonton. Last month 14 condos sold in St.
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