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St. Albert, Alberta was the host city for the 1994 Alberta Winter Games. There were also associated cultural events and contests. Claudette Kirdiekis was the games manager, and the records were created over a period starting December 1993 and ending March 1994.

<p>The Beta Sigma Phi Sorority is a women's social, service and cultural organization. The first chapter was opened by seven women in Abilene, Kansas in 1931. Its original purpose was to provide cultural and intellectual stimulation to women who could not afford to attend college during the depression. It is now the world's largest Greek letter sorority. <p>The St. Albert chapter, Alpha Psi, was founded December 4, 1978 as a friendly venture by Xi Phi (Exemplar Degree.) The chapter began with fourteen members. The chapter had its first meeting on January 15, 1979. The chapter's participation in the community has included providing friendship to Youville Home residents and sponsoring babysitting courses.</p>

In 1883, a young man attended a meeting in Montreal to hear Bishop Grandin speak on the Western Canadian missions. Encourage by the potential advantages of a mission settlement, 17 year old Fleuri Perron moved to Egg Lake. After marrying Lina Laliberte, Fleuri settled at St. Albert in 1896 and, for the next 30 years, played a significant role in the commercial and civic development of St. Albert.He was the proprietor of the Windsor Hotel and later constructed the Royal Hotel in St. Albert. From 1900 to 1914, Fleuri owned the St. Albert Brickyard. While the brickyard was operating, Fleuri and Cheri Hebert purchased a general store in 1904. Fleuri also served as the first president of the Alberta French Canadian Association, on the first town council, and as mayor of St. Albert for three terms. In 1912, Fleur ran excursion paddle board tours on Big Lake. His store burned down in 1919 but he soon opened a butcher shop across the street. After a brief stay in California, Fleuri returned to set up a business again. He died in 1931. His son Eugene was born in 1911 in St. Albert. He worked in the store form 1928 to 1930, taking it over after his father's death. In August 1936 Eugene pruchased his own store, which he sold in September 1973. Eugene and Evelyn Hogan married in 1941 but were separated while Eugene was in the Air Force during the Second World War. Active in community affairs, he served on executive boards for for St. Albert Catholic Church, School District #3, Town planning and Community Hall. Eugene died in 1989. His son, David, directed his own Company, Oaktown Management, in St. Albert.

The Squirettes of Mary are a Roman Catholic girl's club sponsored by the local council of the Knights of Columbus. The purpose of the squirettes is to bring Catholic girls ages 12 to 18 together to grow spiritually and socially while serving their communities.
A St. Albert branch of the Squirettes, the Marguerite d'Youville Circle #25 existed between 1964-1967. During their time in the town, the Squirettes participated in many activities, such as Canada's Centennial celebrations. Each Wednesday and Sunday during the summer of 1967, two members of the Squirettes gave tours of the Father Lacombe Museum and the Mission Hill area to visitors.

The St. Albert Minor Baseball Association started in 1973 and was incorporated in 1977. The Legion Memorial Park started in 1979 which assisted the City with hosting the Alberta Summer Games during 1979. In 1977 the Ladies Auxiliary started. Expansion and facilities improvement were included in the Red Willow Urban Park Master Plan in 1992. The group has enjoyed the support of the St. Albert Legion. Renovation of facilities, including the clubhouse, was started with a $200,000 grant Community Facility Enhancement Program for Legion Memorial Park expansion and upgrading. The new clubhouse was opened in 1993.

Weiller & Williams Co. Ltd. of the North Edmonton Stockyards is one of the oldest cattle-commission firms in Canada. The company was chartered to buy and sell, import and export, and slaughter cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry and all other livestock and livestock products. As well, they acquired ranches and farms to carry on the trade of livestock rearing and manufacturing, and erected buildings necessary for the purposes of the company’s business.

In 1911, Leland Stanford Williams moved from New York to Edmonton to work for Swift & Company where he started in construction work, but later progressed to handle Swift’s livestock department. In 1916, Swift Canadian Co. transferred Williams to work in Winnipeg, where his talent in the livestock commission business was recognized by Henry Weiller. In 1917, Williams began working with Weiller in a livestock commission business named, Wood, Weiller & McCarthy in Edmonton. When McCarthy of the partnership resigned, the company was renamed.

Thus, on December 11, 1925, Weiller & Williams Co. Ltd. was co-founded by the two. Since the founding, Weiller and Williams built a strong relationship with Weiller responsible for the financial backing, and Williams on the livestock commission frontline. By 1927, in addition to the main stake in Edmonton, Weiller and Williams had opened offices in Calgary, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, St. Paul (Minnesota), and Chicago (Illinois). The company later expanded to additional branches in Lloydminster (Saskatchewan) and Fargo (North Dakota). When Weiller passed away in 1956, Williams took over as the principal of the company.