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A flip in today’s calendar will reveal that December is about to start. And if mall shopping has already brought you exhaustion, perhaps it’s time to shift your focus to smaller, local venues – such as St.

Budget deliberations kicked off this week with sessions on Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday night saw council hear from staff in the infrastructure department, which involved presentations on public works and transit budget.

Chestnuts are slowly roasting around town, vast quantities of eggnog are being brewed in local homes and St. Albert Centre is preparing to host St. Nicholas starting the last day of November. “We will have Christmas carolers on Nov.

City staff are projecting a $1.1 million operating budget surplus for 2013. The projection was presented as part of the third quarter corporate report, which assessed city projects and the municipal financial position as of the end of September.

St. Albert's John Farlinger made a lot of good choices in life. The latest one was to sell his business Farlie Travel, he said.

Early mornings are usually not the time for 10-year-old Corey Grant to give speeches on St. Albert's housing situation. But since Corey and his mother Susan were the first two tenants of a new affordable housing project in St.

Gordon Opleta happily sits on the new wooden bench overlooking Grandin Pond. The 63-year-old, who lives with Down syndrome and arthritis, was the inspiration for its installation.

Starting in January there will be a new face in the Sturgeon Community Hospital’s operating room, St. Albert’s first physician assistant. The new role is part of the Alberta government’s $3.

For 25 years, Laurena Beirnes worked as a registered nurse, much of that time as the bone marrow transplant coordinator at the Cross Cancer Institute. And while today, the 62-year-old St.

A shining silver star straight out of the history books touched down at Villeneuve Airport Friday in the form of a vintage Boeing 737 – and it will probably stay there for the rest of its days. St.