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Tourist centre open for business

Tourist centre open for business

St. Albert’s new visitor information centre is now officially open for business. Visitors are pouring into the St. Albert & District Chamber of Commerce’s new visitor welcome centre in the small office next to Superstore just off St.
Event aims to help protect families and children

Event aims to help protect families and children

A national organization dedicated to establishing a full reckoning of the mistreatment and deaths of Canadian children in care is gearing up for a major awareness and fundraising event to be held this weekend in Calgary.
City residents to tweak city budget

City residents to tweak city budget

A new online tool will let St. Albert residents help plan how the city spends its tax dollars – but won't let them cut administration's budget. City council has asked St.
Pocket knife stabbing nets one-year jail term

Pocket knife stabbing nets one-year jail term

A 23-year-old man will spend the next eight months in jail after stabbing a man in the neck with a pocket knife last March. Branden Lee Goodwin appeared in St. Albert Provincial Court Monday and pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon.
Reminder: new dog rules on their way

Reminder: new dog rules on their way

There are just a few weeks left to go before new leash controls take effect in St. Albert. Amendments to the St. Albert animal bylaw adding more defined leash controls and a clarification of dangerous dogs policy go into effect Sept. 1.
One small step into what’s possible

One small step into what’s possible

One July night a long time ago, two men taught me something important. After watching those grainy pictures of Neil Armstrong stepping onto the surface of the moon and into history, my father made me go outside.
Call for art in Rotary Park

Call for art in Rotary Park

The city has sounded the bell for new public art.
Mother-daughter groups expanding to St. Albert

Mother-daughter groups expanding to St. Albert

When Jen Shymko and her eight-year-old daughter Karlee began to butt heads, she knew something had to change.
Ford Fiesta earns muted cheers

Ford Fiesta earns muted cheers

When Ford announced several months ago that it would be introducing a tiny 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine in the Fiesta, I was skeptical.
Progress made on train whistle cessation

Progress made on train whistle cessation

Shiny new crossing lights and automatic arms decorating the Meadowview train crossing bring St. Albert one step closer to a train whistle cessation bylaw. The move towards train whistle cessation has taken longer than expected, said St.
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