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Premier Jason Kenney said Trudeau showed contempt for democracy in Alberta by appointing a hand-picked representative in advance of the elections this October.

“She’s a remarkable, inspirational matriarch of our family and we embrace her every day with admiration.”

Happy Friday!

VASA The Visual Arts Studio Association is back in business and the first order is Welcome Back : the VASA resident artists' exhibition. The show features works from the 13 artists whose studios can be found in the Peter Hemingway Centre.

Wayne Gorman tackles a solo show at VASA, while all of VASA's members – along with the members of the St. Albert Photography Club and the Big Lake Artists' Studios – take over the Art Gallery of St. Albert. Elsewhere at AGSA, Diana Ohiozebau reigns over the Staircase Gallery.

“The fact that the superintendent reached out to us in light of the Kamloops situation and just want to err on the side of caution, that was huge,” Gladue said.

Sixteen-year-old Alicia Stanhope of Red Deer was last seen on Aug. 4 in St. Albert.

Pierre Rocque, a community relations advisor at the City of St. Albert, said the city has already conducted earlier brainstorming events with stakeholder groups, such as the chamber of commerce, which have resulted in what he estimates to be around 150 to 200 collected concepts.

Happy Thursday!

Deal would encourage St. Albert residents to switch to company for electricity, gas, and Internet.