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• SCL's Sally Neal starts a new chapter

  17-09-2026 19:05 via sherwoodparknews.com
  
  When Sally Neal started with Strathcona County Library in 2011, her first task was to plan a celebration. Marking the grand opening of what was then a brand-new facility in the community centre, the library’s newest communications specialist found herself embarking on a new career venture in an environment she’d grown up loving.“I was a bookish kid,” Neal told The News. “I grew up in the Capilano branch.”Now, fifteen years later, Neal reflected on her time wi
  
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• Wonderful weekend highlights local arts and rec

  17-09-2026 19:03 via sherwoodparknews.com
  
  It’s another exciting weekend in Strathcona County.The most wonderful time of year for local artists and art lovers, the Arts Society of Strathcona County presents the 10th annual Artist Home Studio Tour. Featuring 25 participants, the Home Studio Tour invites community members to visit the creative spaces of some of Strathcona County’s brilliant creators. From painters to sculptors, photographers to woodworkers, the self-guided tour offers an intimate peak into the creative process
  
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• The Pillars brings grassroots hip hop back to Sherwood Park

  17-09-2026 18:56 via sherwoodparknews.com
  
  Hip hop dancers, artists, DJs, and community members gathered at Broadmoor Lake Park on Sept. 5 as The Pillars returned to Sherwood Park for a second year of battles, music, art, and community programming.In an email to the News, Street Styles 780 organizer Chris Shabbits said the one-day event, part of Alberta Culture Days, aimed to showcase aspects of hip hop culture beyond the performances and competitions often seen online or on television.Visitors watched breaking battles, Open Styles comp
  
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• Indigo literacy program adopts two Sherwood Park schools

  17-09-2026 18:51 via sherwoodparknews.com
  
  Two schools in Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) have been selected for the Indigo Adopt a School program, aimed at supporting early literacy and helping ensure students have access to books and learning materials.Westboro Elementary School and SouthPointe School are participating in the national fundraising campaign this year, with each school hoping to raise $1,000 to add new books to their library shelves and encourage reading in their communities.“I’m excited for our school to be
  
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• Traffic violations increased seven per cent in 2026

  17-09-2026 18:39 via sherwoodparknews.com
  
  Strathcona County Enforcement Services has wrapped up another season of Project TENSOR (Traffic Enforcement Noise/Speed Offence Reduction) East, aimed at reducing traffic violations on local roads.This year, the project saw officers issue 1,321 violations over 12 targeted enforcement operations, a seven per cent increase from the 1,235 violations issued in 2025.Running from May to September, the project focused on high-volume areas such as Baseline Road, Sherwood Drive, and Clover Bar Road, and
  
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• St. Albert traffic stop leads to drug trafficking charges against four people

  17-09-2026 17:15 via sherwoodparknews.com
  
  Four people face drug trafficking and other charges after RCMP say a St. Albert traffic stop uncovered suspected cocaine, fentanyl, weapons, and cash.According to an RCMP news release, officers stopped a vehicle on Sept. 15 for a traffic offence on Sir Winston Churchill Drive near Tache Street.Police say one occupant was not wearing a seat belt and refused to provide identification. It is at that point that officers are said to have observed open alcohol, drugs, and weapons during the traffic s
  
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