By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Monday night’s all Candidates Forum resulted in a number of questions being asked of candidates (particularly the Wildrose’s Link Byfield) regarding moral and social issues.

The Wildrose Party has drawn fire in media and social media circles for some of its candidates’ past views on topics ranging from abortion to gay marriage. Recently Wildrose candidate Allan Hunsperger, a Christian pastor…

By The Morinville News Staff

Legal – After winning the Big Valley Jamboree’s (BVJ) Small Town Saturday Night contest, Legal volunteers have been busy making preparations for the big show heading to town Apr. 28…

By The Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Candidates looking to fill the shoes left behind by retiring Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Ken Kowalski will get their chance to win over Morinville voters Monday night at an All Candidates Forum organized by The Morinville News and moderated by the Morinville Toastmasters club. The forum will take place at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre from 7 – 10 p.m…

By The Morinville News Staff

Morinville – The Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce is getting ready to open the gates on their annual trade show, set to take over the Ray McDonald Sports Centre Apr. 20 to 22. Organizers of this year’s show are looking forward to bringing the community a wide-variety of business under one big roof for the tenth consecutive time. As has been the Chamber’s tradition, the 10th Annual Trade Show …

Here’s some of what our cameras caught around town this weekend.

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Morinville – The Morinville Public Library Board elected a new chair, vice chair and treasurer Apr. 12. During that election the board elected Stephen Dafoe as chair, Keith Norris as vice chair, and Joseph Trapani as treasurer…

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – Cancer took another step back Friday night when Paula Mulbery, who spearheaded the Fundraise for Life Program, and Legion 2nd Vice-President John Kennedy presented a cheque for $6,917 to Janice Arndt, Revenue Development Coordinator of the Canadian Cancer Society…

Compiled by The Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Here’s some of the activities caught by our roaming cameras as we head into another weekend…

By The Morinville News Staff

Edmonton – A 35-year-old Edmonton man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Apr. 10 after pleading guilty to four armed robberies in North-Central Alberta, including one in Gibbons…

Stephen Dafoe Photos

Morinville – Scouts, cubs and Beavers with 1st Morinville Scouting took to the track Wednesday night for a cub car rally. The annual event is an opportunity for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts to cut loose with a little fun…

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – Council narrowly passed first reading of its 2012 tax bylaw which would see a split mil rate wherein residential properties would be taxed at a rate of 6.85 per cent increase and non-residential properties at a 5.35 per cent increase. The split rate would lower the municipal tax increase from the 6.85 per cent identified in the 2012 budget to 5.93 per cent. First reading of the bylaw passed with a 4-3 vote of…

By MorinvilleNews.com staff

Morinville – A change in venue from the Agriplex to the Ray McDonald Sports Centre did not deter children or their families from participating in the annual Easter Egg Hunt, a Morinville and area tradition…

The April 9 issue of Monday Morning News hits store counters and shelves Monday morning. This week’s issue is 36 pages of news, views and things to see and do in Morinville all bundled up into one weekly community magazine…