Highlights

St. Albert Kinsmen and Kinettes celebrate Kin KINdness Day with free activities at Servus Place

The trial of a Canadian soldier accused of trying to kill her children by setting fire to her CFB Edmonton home continued Monday, where former CFB Fire Chief, Joseph Mayer, and investigator, Jean Grenier, testified. Crown prosecutor Dallas Sopko said the fire was the final act in a bitter custody battle. The woman — who cannot be identified under a publication ban to protect the identities of the children — faces two counts of arson and three counts of attempted murder related to the 2015 fire.

Shane Stevenson, 51, of St. Albert, was released from prison on Feb. 10 after losing two earlier attempts at parole.

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominates Altameda for Born Losers

“Grasslands are particularly valuable because they sequester carbon from the atmosphere and sink it into the soil where it's going to be there for a long time. There's hardly anything better than grasslands as a sink for carbon,” said Mark Mark Boyce, a professor of ecology at the University of Alberta.

St. Albert city council will discuss and decide how to use the estimated $2.3 million surplus for the 2022 operating year during a special city council meeting on Feb. 14.

Congratulations to Jodie Seivewright of St. Albert, winner of the tickets to see In My Body by Crazy Smooth /BBOYIZM.

Scenes from around the city from the last week

The St. Albert Public Library is hosting a watch-party next month for a documentary that explores masculinity, and how many are working towards having a healthier relationship with what it means to 'be a man'. 

Layla Hood, a 19-year-old St.Albert teen, passed away following a short battle with an aggressive and rare form of bone cancer. She has since inspired a project Lights for Layla and a hashtag, Live Like Layla, encouraging others to live their lives to the fullest, as she did.