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Library and museum present budgets to council

Nov 8, 2011 1

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Prior to Morinville Town Council passing first reading of the 2012 budget, representatives from the Morinville Public Library and Musée Morinville Museum presented their own budgets to council for consideration. The museum is looking for $82,000 for the coming year, an amount identical to last year’s request. The library is requesting $220,273.28, an increase of $11,372.28 over 2010’s request… […]

Morinville Council removes Champion tax incentive

Nov 8, 2011 1

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A $60,000 tax break offered to Champion back in 2009 as an incentive to clear the air on its odour problem was removed from the table by Morinville Town Council Tuesday night. Council voted unanimously to a motion made by Councillor Lisa Holmes to withdraw the offer of a $15,000 per annum tax break over a four-year period… […]

Morinville Public Elementary School remembers

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By S. Buga

Morinville Public Elementary School held its first Remembrance Day ceremony on the morning of November 8th at the Parish Hall. Morinville Mayor Lloyd Bertschi and Sturgeon School Division Superintendent Michéle Dick attended the event which opened with the singing of O Canada, led by the Headstart students… […]

Council approves waste oil storage

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By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Sturgeon County – County Council unanimously approved a $20,000 capital expenditure to purchase and install a waste oil storage system for the County’s fleet. The new system will replace equipment deemed unacceptable earlier this year… […]

Sturgeon County gets third quarter report from RCMP

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By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Sturgeon County – Morinville RCMP Staff Sergeant Mac Richards brought his third quarter policing report to Sturgeon County Council Tuesday morning. As in previous instalments, Richards said crime in the County was not on the rise. In fact, it was less than anticipated over the summer months… […]

Landowner compensation motion tabled

Nov 8, 2011 1

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Sturgeon County – A motion that would seek to compensate Sturgeon County landowners affected by the Heartland Transmission Line was tabled by Council during Tuesday’s regular meeting. The motion, co-written by Councillor Don McGeachy and Mayor Don Rigney, was put forth as a notice of motion at the Oct. 25 meeting and raised as the first item of business during the Nov. 8 meeting… […]

Missing tickets lead to upset motorists

Nov 7, 2011 2

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Although it is not surprising for anyone to get caught in the lens of Morinville’s photo radar camera, some area residents were surprised to find they’d been caught and convicted without ever having received the initial speeding ticket, a situation that has resulted in a late fee being applied to that earlier infraction… […]

Students learn to make perogies

Nov 6, 2011 1

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – With rolling pins at the ready the mission was to learn to make cheese and potato perogies. Taste of the Ukraine was alive and well at the Ray McDonald Sports Centre Nov.5 as instructor Marie Hurtubise got the one-day registrants together to learn how to make perogies. The class is back by popular demand. Last year she had 22 people in the class… […]

Rendez-Vous Centre hosts Applefest

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By Lucie Roy

Morinville – A wide range of unique handmade items and a taste of baked goods were up for sale at the Rendez-Vous Centre Nov. 5. Local crafters and vendors were selling miscellaneous crafts and Christmas gift ideas as well as jewelry, Tupperware, spices, floral arrangements, crochet and knitted items… […]

Monday Morning News – Nov. 7 edition

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The Nov. 7 issue of Monday Morning News hits store counters and shelves Monday morning. This week’s issue is 32 pages of news views and things to see and do in Morinville… […]

Polyjesters bring CHUNK to Morinville

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By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – They’ve played for pocket change and they’ve played for monarchs, but the Polyjesters are soon to play for Morinville. The Nov. 18 convert will be the third in the Community Cultural Centre’s (CCC) Centennial Concert Series… […]

Fill-A-Bus looking for even fuller bus this year

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By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Community Bus makes many trips throughout the year: taking seniors shopping, taking children swimming or out for summer day trips, and transporting Town of Morinville staff on an excursion or two. But even when it is parked, it can be used for good purpose. Later this month, the Town of Morinville community Bus will be parked at two local grocery stores, giving residents an opportunity… […]

Around the town – end of week edition

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Morinville Councillor Nicole Boutestein ties a ribbon to a tree in St. Jean Baptiste Park Thursday afternoon. She was joined by fellow Councillors Holmes and… […]

Morinville RCMP police briefs

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Animal cruelty in Legal
RCMP are investigating a complaint of animal cruelty in the town of Legal after being contacted by a resident who reported her cat had suffered severe head injuries… […]

Sturgeon County workforce is diverse in age and tenure

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By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Sturgeon County – Documents distributed with Council’s first real look at the 2012 budget show Sturgeon County has a total of 229 employees with 174 of those being considered full time equivalent positions… […]

County residents could see 7.42 per cent increase in taxes

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By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – The average Sturgeon County homeowner is looking at an increase of roughly $98 in property taxes in 2012. That’s the verdict after day one of Sturgeon County budget talks. Some member of County Council met with administration Wednesday morning for the first of a series of budget discussions, looking at the overall picture and some more detailed examinations department by department… […]