Arts & Culture
Local gardeners have a chance to shine for 10th year
Morinvillians have a couple of weeks to nominate their neighbour or themselves for the 10th Annual Best Garden Competition. […]
Arts & Culture
Around Town – midweek edition
As we made our rounds with this week’s print edition, in your mailboxes July 5, we spotted a few things […]
Columns
National Column: Terror-plotter gets life, not millions
by Rosie DiManno On the same day we learned that Canada is going to make a multimillionaire out of undisputed […]
Arts & Culture
Editorial: Fake News is alive and well in town
The rules of journalism are clear — be accurate, be fair, and most of all be objective. The Hunt brothers […]
Business
Masons Landscaping uniting volleyball players in support of Breast Cancer
Although it is still a couple of weekends away, volleyball teams have until this Saturday, July 8 to register their team for the 3rd Annual Masons Landscaping Beach Volleyball Tournament.
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Arts & Culture
Summer Music in the Park returning next week
County residents Jim and Jan Baker are bringing Summer Music in the Park events back to Morinville starting July 11. The shows will be held outdoors bi-weekly on Tuesdays at St. Jean Baptiste Church by the clock tower. The shows run from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. and while admission is free, they will be taking items for the Morinville Food Bank and cash donations for the Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation. […]
Columns
National Column: Trump doesn’t hold all the cards in NAFTA talks
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ill-considered efforts to mollify Donald Trump continue apace. The decision to keep sending Canadian soldiers to the war in Iraq is just the latest version.
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Province
New provincial programs will help Indigenous communities cut greenhouse gas emissions, reduce energy bills and create jobs
The government has announced seven new programs to help 48 First Nations and eight Metis Settlements in Alberta invest in local renewable projects, energy-efficiency audits and training for jobs in a low-carbon economy. […]
Province
Province investing in 17 homeless shelters
The province is investing in $1.2 million for capital maintenance and upgrades in 17 homeless shelters across the province to ensure they remain safe and accessible to all Albertans; the government announced last week.
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Arts & Culture
Talk of the Town
Summer is here and vandals spraypainted the back of Town Hall sometime on Friday night. No details were available from RCMP by our press deadline.
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Arts & Culture
Canada 150 Mosaic unveiled
In February, Morinville residents gathered at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre to take part in the Canada 150 Mosaic mural, a national project celebrating Canada’s 150th Birthday. On Canada Day, the multi-tile and multi-artist project was revealed to hundreds of attendees. […]
Arts & Culture
Canada Day Celebrations at St. Jean Baptiste Park
Photos by Lucie Roy Murray Knight, Director with the Morinville Historical and Cultural Society, said this was the 7th year […]
Local News
Legion opens their doors
The Morinville Legion held an Open House on Canada Day with displays in the hall, door prizes, food and karaoke in the Fox Hole Lounge.
The 3061 (1CER) Morinville Royal Canadian Army Cadets had their video of their trip to Vimy playing in the background. […]
Local News
Champion Petfoods breaks ground on new Northstar Kitchens in Parkland County with $4 million in government funding
Champion Petfoods LP held a groundbreaking ceremony commemorating the building of its new state-of-the-art, custom-fitted NorthStar Kitchens in Parkland County Thursday. The company says the new kitchens will be cooking by the spring of 2019, advancing the company’s mandate to make biologically appropriate pet foods for a growing global demand.
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Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Sturgeon Refinery builds on Alberta’s greatest strength
As Canada’s largest hydrocarbon processing region, Alberta’s Industrial Heartland is watching with interest and anticipation as construction of phase 1 […]
Local News
Barry Turner announces his intent to run for Mayor of Morinville
Morinville Councillor Barry Turner has announced he will officially seek the Town’s top job in next fall’s municipal election.
In a press release circulated on June 28, the councillor said, “my campaign will focus on the key planks of service, engagement, and transparency.” Turner has 16-years of service on Council behind him and has been a resident of the Town for nearly three decades.
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