MY CITY by ROB LeLACHEUR, Leader publisher There is a very good chance that St. Albert could have a parade this summer. Not the usual ones either. The Rainmaker Rodeo parade in May and the Rock’n August parade of classic cars in August will hopefully serve as bookends to a parade that likely won’t be planned until early June. That is when St. Albert’s hometown hockey hero, Jarome … [Read more...]
My City: How can we believe in Jesus’s resurrection?
March 28, 2013 by
MY CITY by REV. KEN WALKER, New Hope Community Church Someone once said to Joseph of Arimathaea: “That was such a beautiful, costly, hand-hewn tomb. Why didn’t you give it to someone else to be buried in?” “Oh,” said Joseph, “He only needed it for the weekend.” We can know the resurrection of Jesus is real. We can believe in the resurrection of Jesus because people have … [Read more...]
Editorial: Coffee shop needs time to brew
March 28, 2013 by
Looking at the figures from the City of St. Albert on the Starbucks kiosk at Servus Credit Union Place, it’s hard to decipher exactly what they mean. On one hand, it’s encouraging to see that the store itself is turning a profit, especially given that — as Mayor Nolan Crouse pointed out to the Leader this week — City-owned concessions at other recreational facilities lose a fair bit of … [Read more...]
Editorial Cartoon: March 28, 2013
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Editorial: Sitting on Servus Place
March 21, 2013 by
When it comes to expanding Servus Credit Union Place, it seems that there’s no middle ground; either you love the idea or you hate it. There are plenty of people on either side of that fence, but no one sitting on it. No one, that is, except for St. Albert city councillors, who voted at their regular meeting Monday afternoon to accept a conceptual design for the facility’s expansion — … [Read more...]
Editorial Cartoon: March 21, 2013
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My City: Face-to-face still the best communication
March 21, 2013 by
MY CITY by NOLAN CROUSE, St. Albert Mayor These days, we are inundated with many new forums of communication compared to 25 years ago. Email, Linkedin, texting, Facebook, Twitter and blogs are only a few. Add those new options to phone calls, faxes, old-fashioned letters and face-to-face, and there are so many ways to connect. Council and staff have added some of these above options to the … [Read more...]
My City: Business must meet challenges head-on
March 14, 2013 by
MY CITY by LYNN CAROLEI, 2013 St. Albert Chamber of Commerce volunteer chair So far, 2013 has been full of personal milestones for me. Not only is my store, Sublime Swim and Sunwear, celebrating its 10th anniversary, but in January, I was sworn in as the volunteer chair of the St. Albert and District Chamber of Commerce for the year. Of course, my involvement with the Chamber goes back much … [Read more...]
Editorial Cartoon: March 14, 2013
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Editorial: Franchise fees level the field
March 14, 2013 by
Given the fervour with which taxpayers in St. Albert go after city council to reduce their property tax bills, it’s head-shakingly confusing as to why councillors would not have snapped up a chance to do just that when they had one. It was at the regular meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance on Monday afternoon that City of St. Albert staff brought options to the committee — which … [Read more...]
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