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Team seeks to replant white spruce forest

Team seeks to replant white spruce forest

A group of city foresters undertook a unique project this week to replant the White Spruce Forest – a task that could take more than 40 years to complete.
Babies' rooms get with the times

Babies' rooms get with the times

Newborn infants – both boys and girls – are coming home to a whole new décor these days, with cribs that can be changed into double beds, change tables that become chairs and colours that are so modern they look good in the living room or the baby's
Residents aim to increase neighbourliness

Residents aim to increase neighbourliness

Many residents view St. Albert as a city with a small town feel, but some are worried that this feeling isn’t as strong as it could be. The St. Albert Neighbourhood Network and FCSS are bringing in a guest speaker who knows exactly how St.
All quiet on the poltergeist front

All quiet on the poltergeist front

The demons and eldritch horrors that stalked St. Albert this week in search of treats were a well-behaved bunch, making for a quiet Halloween, says the St. Albert RCMP. St. Albert RCMP Cpl.
All dolled up

All dolled up

Jayne Wourms hasn't counted how many dolls she has but there must be dozens if not hundreds in her St. Albert home. Her collection boasts old dolls, rag dolls, rare dolls, hyper-realistic modern dolls and even family look-alike dolls.
Rathgeber to run as independent

Rathgeber to run as independent

St. Albert’s renegade MP is planning on running in the next federal election. “It’s my intention to defend the seat as an independent,” said Brent Rathgeber at his office on Oct. 28.
Make Halloween safety a priority

Make Halloween safety a priority

It's Halloween, and for kids that means just one thing: getting some trick-or-treating done. But safety is also important notes St. Albert RCMP Cpl. Laurel Kading.
Improving health-care access

Improving health-care access

Sitting in the waiting room of a walk-in clinic you will no doubt hear a cacophony of sounds: coughing, crying babies and phones ringing off the hook.
City removes tourism brochures for winter

City removes tourism brochures for winter

Tourism information racks will be removed from St. Albert Place until the spring due to fewer tourists picking up brochures, said a spokesperson from the city's economic development team.
Prehabilitation research helps patients before and after surgery

Prehabilitation research helps patients before and after surgery

After three surgeries to her hip and knees, Barbara Carson knows a thing or two about rehabilitation. Yet it wasn’t until her last surgery that she felt less anxious and more prepared thanks to a new research program on “prehabilitation.
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