Local News

Morinville RCMP Warn of CRA phone scam

Morinville RCMP are making residents aware that a Canada Revenue Agency phone scam is once again active in the region. Police say the scam involves someone calling a resident and claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency. The caller then demands money for overdue taxes and threatens arrest if the request is denied. […]

Morinville News

Re/Max offices mixes old and new on 100 Avenue

Larren Monti stands in front of the newly finished Re/Max offices on 100 Avenue, pleased with the project he has been involved in since the beginning. The 4500 square foot, two-story building is home to most of the Morinville Re/Max branch’s real estate agents. […]

Local News

Adopt-a-Pets [VIDEO]

The Morinville News is pleased to partner with the Morinville Veterinary Clinic to bring these adopt-a-pet segments to our readers. Here are this week’s animals up for adoption. […]

Arts & Culture

Country Fair provides variety of activities [VIDEO]

The Morinville Festival Society held their annual Country Fair Saturday at the Ray McDonald Sports Center. The event included a farmers’ market, bench fair and a number of activities, including a couple of sports events.

The event wrapped up Saturday night with the farm-to-table dinner and a street dance. […]

Legal

Poker run remembers Erin Doyle [video]

Engines revved Saturday afternoon as more than 100 riders departed from Kilroy’s Pub in Legal for the annual Erin Doyle Memorial Poker Run. All proceeds from this year’s event go to Kids with Cancer. […]

Arts & Culture

Week in Photos

The week of Aug. 17 to 23 was an active one in the region. Here are some pictures of the events that we attended. Above – Dax Toelle puts a little style into his trip down the inflatable slide at the Father’s House Block Party Friday night. The event was held at the skate park and organized by the church’s youth group. […]

Columns

National Column: Another Orange Wave for Alberta?

Can a revolution repeat itself twice in five months? Or is lightning in a bottle, by its very nature, captured but once?

That is the political question in Alberta in this federal election, but the fact that any questions are being asked in Alberta during a federal campaign is news in itself.
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Local News

Police investigate motorcycle fatality

At approximately. 8:35 p.m. Wednesday night, Morinville RCMP members were dispatched to a single vehicle collision on Highway 2, just south of the Highway 2 and Secondary Highway 642 overpass. […]

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Legal

Collision claims life

At approximately 11:12 am Morinville RCMP were dispatched to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 2 between Township Road 572 and secondary highway 651. […]

Arts & Culture

Westlock Centennial project being produced in Morinville

The Town of Westlock will celebrate its centennial in 2016, but preparations for that 100th-anniversary celebration are already well on the away. Part of those plans include a centennial celebration song and accompanying music video, being produced by Morinville’s Smith Music and PMPI, the latter the owner of The Morinville News. The song, written by Smith with some assistance from the committee is called Community With Spirit.
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