Fire crews save Alberta Beach post office … and Christmas

Firefighters in Alberta Beach helped save Christmas for the tiny hamlet when they managed to prevent the post office from burning to the ground early Wednesday morning.
North West Fire Rescue-Onoway arrived at the 47 Street building just after 2:20 a.m. to find smoke coming from the roof vents. The fire was contained by 2:45 a.m., fire Chief David Ives said in a news release.
Letters, packages and gifts were salvaged and the building remains intact. It did, however, suffer significant smoke dama