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A parade float on Perron Street during the St. Albert Rodeo Parade
October 13, 2026 · 2 min read

Service Clubs in St. Albert: Rotary, Lions and Kinsmen

The Quick Answer Three of St. Albert's best-known service clubs are the Rotary Club of St. Albert, the St. Albert Host Lions Club and the Kinsmen family of clubs. The Kinsmen run the Rainmaker Rod…

Morning traffic on St. Albert Trail heading toward Edmonton
October 13, 2026 · 3 min read

Employment Patterns in St. Albert: Where Residents Work and Commute

The Quick Answer About 60% of St. Albert's commuting workers travelled to a job outside the city in the 2021 census, most of them to Edmonton. The rest work right here, at places like the Sturgeon…

Weekly market watch graphic: 896 new listings (+9%), 438 sales (-8%), average price $467K, median price $426K, September 30 to October 6, 2026.
October 13, 2026 · 3 min read

Greater Edmonton Weekly Market Stats: Listings Up 9%, Sales Down 8% (Oct 6, 2026)

The Quick Answer The first week of October brought 896 new listings (+9%) and 438 sales (-8%) across Greater Edmonton, with prices easing to a $467K average and $426K median. More homes to choose from…

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Downtown St. Albert along the Sturgeon River
October 13, 2026 · 3 min read

Notable Women from St. Albert: 8 Women Who Shaped Our City

The Quick Answer Eight women who shaped St. Albert: Sister Alphonse, the mission's first teacher; Lois Hole, Alberta's 15th Lieutenant Governor; Anita Ratchinsky, the city's first woman ma…

Oakmont, St. Albert: 5-Year Price History on a branded card
October 13, 2026 · 5 min read

Oakmont, St. Albert: 5-Year Price History

The Quick Answer Oakmont homes are worth about $110,000 more than they were five years ago. The median sold price climbed from $515,000 in 2021 to $625,000 in 2025 — a 21% increase across 437 sales. 2…

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The Sturgeon River in St. Albert along the Red Willow Trail
October 13, 2026 · 5 min read

St. Albert Indigenous and Métis Heritage: History and Places to Learn

The Quick Answer St. Albert is on Treaty 6 territory, the traditional lands of First Nations and Métis peoples, and the homeland of the Métis people of Alberta. First Nations used the Sturgeon River v…

A bungalow on a quiet St. Albert street in autumn
October 13, 2026 · 2 min read

St. Albert's Aging Population: What the 2021 Census Shows

The Quick Answer In the 2021 census, 13,225 of St. Albert's 68,232 residents were 65 or older. That's 19.4%, and the city's median age was 42.0. Many of those residents want to stay in St.…

The Father Lacombe Chapel on Mission Hill in St. Albert
October 13, 2026 · 2 min read

The Founding of St. Albert, Alberta: Father Lacombe and the 1861 Mission

The Quick Answer St. Albert began in 1861, when Father Albert Lacombe, an Oblate missionary, set up a Roman Catholic mission on the Sturgeon River with the help of Métis families. Bishop Alexandre Tac…

The Perron Street clock tower in downtown St. Albert
October 13, 2026 · 2 min read

Anita Ratchinsky: St. Albert's First Woman Mayor, 1989 to 1998

The Quick Answer Anita Ratchinsky was elected mayor of St. Albert in 1989 and served until 1998. She's the city's first, and so far only, woman mayor. During her nine years in office the city …

St. Albert Place on the Sturgeon River, home of St. Albert city council
October 13, 2026 · 2 min read

Cathy Heron, St. Albert's Mayor from 2017 to 2025: A Look at Her Time in Office

The Quick Answer Cathy Heron served on St. Albert city council from 2010, was elected mayor in 2017 and re-elected in 2021. She also served as president of Alberta Municipalities from 2021 to 2023. Sh…

Joseph M. Demko School in the Jensen Lakes neighbourhood of St. Albert
October 13, 2026 · 3 min read

Joe Demko and St. Albert's Joseph M. Demko School in Jensen Lakes

The Quick Answer Joe Demko is a retired St. Albert Public Schools educator. He started as a student teacher with the division in 1969 and went on to serve as teacher, assistant principal, principal, a…

Spring flowers in a St. Albert garden bed
October 13, 2026 · 3 min read

Lois Hole of St. Albert: Gardener, Author and Alberta's 15th Lieutenant Governor

The Quick Answer Lois Hole (1929 to 2005) was a St. Albert market gardener, bestselling gardening author and Alberta's 15th Lieutenant Governor, serving from February 2000 until her death in Janua…

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