Local News

School is supposed to be about making friends and having fun. So why is it so darn stressful? Four local students talked to a handful of parents about peer relationships Wednesday at Servus Place as part of the Youth Talking to You project.

RCMP are searching for a suspicious man who is allegedly peering into people's houses. They believe the suspect may have been involved in three recent incidents in Morinville where a man was seen looking into windows of homes.

Thomas Lukaszuk, a St. Albert resident and MLA for Edmonton-Castle Downs, has entered the Progressive Conservative leadership race. Lukaszuk announced his intention to run on Thursday, joining Jim Prentice and Ric McIver.

Justin Games leans against a concession stand, sucks on a blue icicle and flashes a joyful, tooth-challenged smile. “I was a bum on the streets in Winnipeg. I saw a hustler at a gas station and thought that was kind of cool,” the carnival worker says.

St. Albert continues to slowly move towards the much-talked-about 80-20 tax assessment split between residential and non-residential properties. The assessment split now stands at 86.8 per cent residential and 13.

Two empty lots in Erin Ridge continue to be a nuisance to their neighbours, despite many attempts to get the owner to build on them. Located at 77 and 81 Erin Ridge Dr., the two lots have remained undeveloped for years.

You may have 20/20 vision but that doesn’t necessarily mean your eyes are healthy, says Dr. Holly Parker, an optometrist at St. Albert Vision Centre in Tudor Glen.

The City of Edmonton is taking used street sweeping sand and asphalt millings off St. Albert’s hands – and is saving the botanical arts city well over $1-million in the process.

It’s almost time to give a yelp for dogs that help. Morinville’s second annual Purina Walk for Guide Dogs is set to take place on Saturday, May 31.

All the information you need for a fun-filled summer!