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Some fundraising committees spend years toiling with bingos and bottle drives to put together enough cash to rebuild aging and unsafe school playgrounds.

Sturgeon County residents who live in the vicinity of the highways 37 and 44 intersection may be wondering what all the construction is about. It turns out it’s oilpatch-related.

On Monday Oct. 18, 2010, Chris Belke's alarm went off at 4:45 a.m. He didn't see his bed again until almost midnight. In between Belke, St.

Dana Mace laces up her pink boxing gloves and gets into fighting stance. With her gaze set firmly upon BOB, she delivers a swift one-two punch to the sides of its face.

County residents should support Mayor Don Rigney this fall instead of his “wannabe” opponent if they want the county to flourish, said council candidate Don McGeachy this week.

A four-term former Morinville councillor will be back in the political ring for a fifth time this fall. Barry Turner, 39, announced last week that he would seek a fifth term as a Morinville town councillor in this fall’s civic election.

Earth is moved on an empty lot in Campbell Business Park. The property at 301 Carleton Drive will be the future home of a 13,000 square feet, mixed-use building, said Raj Aggarwal with Edmonton-based development firm Royal Properties.

It's all a matter of perspective. And accepting the things you cannot change. And looking for a silver lining. In that which you cannot change. Leaving the highway just north of Nelson, B.C., we drove up the Kokanee Provincial Park access road.

Tests have found the substance found floating on the Sturgeon River last week to be non-hazardous.

I am useless at dinner parties. Partially because I am a bit of a closeted introvert, I prefer the comfort of my own home to most things. Being social requires a lot of energy especially with people I don’t know.