Columns
National Column: A few storm clouds invade Justin Trudeau’s sunny skies
by Thomas Walkom After 20 months as prime minister, Justin Trudeau isn’t quite as sunny as he used to be. […]
Local News
Cemetery road closure comes into force
Following a unanimous vote from Council, the Town of Morinville will be closing a roadway at the northern edge of the Morinville Cemetery.
The roadway is a narrow gravel pathway coming directly off 100 Street providing cemetery access for vehicles.
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Local News
Recreation Facility project management decision differed until more information comes forward in the Fall
Council has decided to put forward a request for information on the pros and cons of hiring an external project manager for their Rec Centre project at their June 27 meeting. This comes following a motion arising in response to a smaller report from Claude Valcourt, Director of Public Works, on the same subject, but short on hard details. […]
Arts & Culture
Musée Morinville Museum accredited until 2022
Nestled in the back of St. Jean Baptiste Park is the Musée Morinville Museum, home to the community’s rich cultural heritage and history. Museum staff are pretty excited these days, but it’s not necessarily about any new exhibits coming to the museum; it’s because the museum has just received some important provincial recognition. […]
Local News
Council approves fieldhouse for first phase of arena, ups bill to $24.3 Million
Council has unanimously voted to include a $6 Million Fieldhouse to the first phase of their now $24.3 Million Morinville Recreation centre at their June 27 meeting. […]
Columns
National Column: What to watch during Parliamentary break
Parliament stands adjourned until mid-September but that does not mean the business of politics is on pause. Here are three must-watch political stories of the summer season.
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Local News
Wildrose using Seattle study as call for NDP to review $15 minimum wage
The Wildrose is calling on the NDP to conduct an economic impact study on the next minimum wage increase planned for Alberta this fall.
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Local News
Alberta RCMP celebrating 150th with historic trail ride
To celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary as a nation, the RCMP in Alberta will reproduce the last leg of the 1999 re-enactment of the March West that brought the then North West Mounted Police (NWMP) to Alberta.
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Local News
Morinville Public School saying goodbye to Principal
Wayne Rufiange is the very first public school principal the Town of Morinville has ever had. It’s a role he’s shaped and worked at for six years and, this week, it comes to an end. Rufiange is saying goodbye to Morinville Public School (MPS) students, his teaching staff, and the Sturgeon School Division (SSD) community to take on a new opportunity in the Town of Westlock—that of high school principal. […]
Columns
National Column: South Korea’s bold plan for dealing with the North
by Thomas Walkom South Korea’s new president has come up with a bold but simple plan for dealing with North […]
Business
Morinville mother Jill Ladouceur argues for a cloth diaper rebate program
Council received two presentations for potential green initiatives in Morinville at their last Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting June 20. The first was from a company called WastAway who are working with Roseridge Landfill on a potential plant to turn trash into energy. […]
Province
Province unveils housing strategy
The NDP says a new Provincial Affordable Housing Strategy will help more Albertans save for the future and find a safe and affordable place to call home.
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Columns
National Column: Deep freeze sets in Quebec’s sovereignty issue
There was time not so long ago when the very notion of a federal government funding some June 24 festivities in Quebec would have raised eyebrows on both sides of the federalist-sovereigntist divide.
Ottawa has long contributed to the financing of St-Jean-Baptiste celebrations in the rest of Canada, but it had abstained from associating itself with Quebec’s more political FÍte nationale.
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Business
WastAway Services claims Morinville’s trash could power its homes
Council has received two presentations for potential green initiatives in Morinville at their last Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting of their four-year term on June 20. As the meeting was at COW, no decisions on steps to proceed with either program were made, however, as Council does not have the power to make decisions on legislation at COW. […]
Local News
Council talks over unusual dandelion growth
Council has asked Town Administration to come forward with some options to deal with this year’s unusually high dandelion growth at their last Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting of their four-year term.
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Local News
Talk of the Town
On Friday workers were busy with concrete pile installations for lights at the Morinville Fish & Game pond and along the trail. […]