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The company’s collective agreement expired on December 31; the union negotiated for the entirety of the year and is now entering their seventeenth month of bargaining. The union held a strike mandate vote for the first time in 17 years in October of 2022, with results of 96-97% in favour of holding a strike. Union Local 1944 President, Donna Hokiro, said after just one offer, Telus walked away from the table, halting negotiations.

St. Albert city council will have to wait until at least April before being able to debate the proposed municipal naming policy again, although Mayor Cathy Heron says she doesn't expect the policy will see many changes before being passed.

St. Albert city council passed an amendment to the city's Business License Bylaw on Feb. 21 that allows local cannabis shop to have clear store windows, bringing the city in-line with provincial regulations.

Hip hop culture and street dance returns to the Arden Theatre stage

The 18-piece brass band is back under the lights with its third concert of the season, Brass Fantasy.

The St. Albert Firefighters Local 2130 hosts the Family Day winter festival at Lacombe Lake Park on Monday, Feb. 20. The Fire & Ice Festival is a celebration of ice sculpting, recreational activities, crafts and farm animals.

The BNI (Business Network International) Alberta North and the BNI Canada Foundation held its 13th annual Charity Award Gala on Saturday, Feb. 11 in support of several area charities. Further Education St.

Will build towering towers and wacky alarm clocks

The St. Albert author released Winners & Losers now available on Amazon

“Our mortgage market is much more focused on one-year floating rates, whereas in the United States, they've got 30-year mortgages and a lot of people take the 30-year mortgage rate, so they haven't had the same negative impact of their mortgages, as we have here in Canada.”