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Training for obstacles

Training for obstacles

People clamouring up ropes while caked head-to-toe in mud, crawling under barbed wire and jumping over logs set on fire, are just some of the photos that have filled my social media feeds this summer.
Safe and tasty: the conundrum of the restaurant on wheels

Safe and tasty: the conundrum of the restaurant on wheels

On a busy weekend, Dedo's Food Truck can fill the bellies of 300 people. That equates to about 200 pitas, 40 kilograms of chicken and 20 kilograms of beef. With two large events on one weekend – Rock'n August and the St.
Students help get input for community vision

Students help get input for community vision

A massive public engagement effort has been underway this summer as part of the first phase of a community visioning process.
Photo radar changes in St. Albert

Photo radar changes in St. Albert

Sharp-eyed motorists in St. Albert may have noticed some different photo radar techniques being used around the city in recent weeks. At the beginning of July, Global Traffic Group took over the contract to provide photo enforcement in St.
Hockey video game designed for child rehab patients

Hockey video game designed for child rehab patients

Bryanna Forest and her sisters used to be at the ice rink six days a week. “Hockey is my favourite sport,” she says. She was fearless on the ice, her family describes. That is, until a brain bleed left the 10-year-old in hospital.
Food truck event coming to city

Food truck event coming to city

St. Albert is getting its first food truck event. On Friday, Aug. 29, the St. Albert Arts and Heritage Foundation is inviting 11 food trucks from across the region to serve a range of dishes at the St. Albert Grain Elevator Park.
The time lords

The time lords

Some 68 years ago, a young Hess Nyenhuis set off on his path to become a time lord. Nyenhuis, 82, says he grew up in Holland next to a watchmaker's shop.
Students to get new scannable bus passes

Students to get new scannable bus passes

City students will head back to school this fall with some high-tech bus passes that will help worried parents track their locations. The Greater St. Albert Catholic and St.
Alliance Church serving up community brunch tomorrow

Alliance Church serving up community brunch tomorrow

The St. Albert Alliance Church is skipping its regular services tomorrow morning. Instead, it will be hosting a series of four community engagement brunch and festival events under the title of what it calls The Church has Left the Building.
New show and shine coming in September

New show and shine coming in September

The two business owners at the Gate Avenue Petro Canada are joining forces to host a show and shine/fundraiser for the Canadian Breast Cancer Association.
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