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It’s about 20 minutes to game time and I’m tying my skates in a corner of the dressing room. Idle chatter bounces around the room as other players arrive and begin dressing.

Happy now? Is everyone who abandoned BlackBerry for the next new thing satisfied now that BlackBerry is on the ropes? I’m looking at you, fellow Canadians.

No seat will go un-fought this October in Sturgeon County now that 21 residents have entered the race for county council. Some 21 people filed nomination papers Monday to run in the 2013 Sturgeon County civic election.

The Musée Héritage Museum is once again encouraging local youths to pick up a camera with its annual digital photo contest. Take Your Best Shot gives kids from grades 3 to 12 the chance to show off their young talent.

St. Albert green thumbs can now breathe a sigh of relief that the long compost giveaway lineups are a thing of the past. Effective Tuesday, the city is offering a seasonal giveaway and residents can pick up their own compost at their leisure.

Residents who missed the open house held on Saturday can still give their feedback about the proposed trail development in Erin Ridge by going online.

A retired army major says he would bring in some major budget cuts if elected to Morinville town council this fall. Town resident and retired army major James O’Brien announced last week that he would run for town council this fall.

City crews broke out the booms and pump trucks Wednesday to contain a mysterious substance spilled on the banks of the Sturgeon River. A local resident called the city at about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday to report an unidentified substance by outfall No.

Independent, local retailers can soon learn how to take a shot at their larger competitors, following a six-session workshop on how to succeed and compete in a world increasingly dominated by big box stores.

While his county council comrades were busy with nomination papers Monday, Ken McGillis was taking it easy at home, resting up before another long day's work on the farm.