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Women need financial plan for divorce

Women need financial plan for divorce

Divorce is never easy, but the process can sometimes be harder on women – especially financially.
City looks at fines for boarding houses

City looks at fines for boarding houses

Those who set up a boarding house in St. Albert in the future could face a $5,000 fine if two bylaw changes go through as planned.
Social clubs for child-free women

Social clubs for child-free women

Fewer Canadian women are having children. Statistics Canada data released last year indicted the total fertility rate in Canada was 1.61 children per woman in 2011, continuing a decline from 1.68 over the previous four years.
Naming of commercial areas stirs council debate

Naming of commercial areas stirs council debate

A framework to refer to commercial sites using geographically descriptive terms drew some ire from some members of council on Monday night.
Beating the buzzers

Beating the buzzers

It's summer. It's when we all prefer to be out in the sunshine, doing our gardening, going for a jog, lying on the beach… Slap! Slap! SLAP-SLAP-SLAP! AAAARGH… MOSQUITOES!!!!! There are 41 species of mosquito in Alberta.
RVs offering more camping conveniences

RVs offering more camping conveniences

Camping in an RV is the summer vacation of choice for many Alberta families, and moms are always looking for ways to make time in the great outdoors as fuss-free as possible.
Policing plan calls for more officers

Policing plan calls for more officers

A plan calling for more police and municipal enforcement officers was presented to council on Monday night.
PCN finds new ways to manage mental health

PCN finds new ways to manage mental health

Nurses at the St. Albert and Sturgeon Primary Care Network are taking a new approach to how they treat mental health cases.
Life lessons from a spider

Life lessons from a spider

My son and I were reading the final chapters of Charlotte’s Web a few nights ago. He lay quietly with his finger in his mouth wiggling a loose tooth.
Updated: City releases censored complaint documents

Updated: City releases censored complaint documents

The city has released redacted documents that lay out two complaints about candidate financial disclosures stemming from last fall's municipal election. The complaints, one filed April 18 and the other April 19 of this year, have been censored under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The names of the complainants and the individuals named in the complaints have been blacked out.
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