Morinville News
Police warning residents to lock cars
By Morinville News Staff
Bon Accord – Police have received four recent complaints of thefts from vehicles in Bon Accord dating back to Oct. 18…. […]
Local Sports
Jets start week with a loss
By Morinville News Staff
Edmonton – The Jets’ road trip to the Red Wings barn Wednesday night ended in a 9-7 loss for the Jets, their second loss this month and third this season. Details on Wednesday night’s game were not submitted by our deadline… […]
Morinville News
Rotarians looking for a few good members
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – It’s hard not to get caught up in the infectious enthusiasm of the Morinville Rotary Club. The Rotarians, as they call themselves, are a friendly group of local business owners and professionals who are not there to advocate for business like a Chamber of Commerce but to simply advocate for putting service above self… […]
Morinville News
Morinville sees pink during Breast Cancer Awareness month
By Lucie Roy
Morinville – Pink hammers and tool belts for sale, taking up a collection of bras, and baked goodies at good prices were some of the initiatives local businesses did in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. … […]
Morinville News
Police investigating B&E
By Morinville News Staff
Morinville – Police are investigating a break and enter to a house under construction that occurred over night Oct. 23. Morinville RCMP investigation showed someone had broken into the building and stole a shop vac and chop saw as well as a number of smaller tools. Although a specific address was not provided, police say the house was located near the Detachment…. […]
Legal
Crews respond to County fire
By Morinville News Staff
Sturgeon County – Morinville firefighters responded to a commercial structure fire northeast of Legal Wednesday morning. The fire took place at a farm in the Township Road 575 and Range Road 244 area… […]
Morinville News
Morinville’s 2013 budget passes first reading
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Council gave first reading to the 2013 budget, a necessary step to open the door on a month-and-a-half of public consultation, tweaking and trimming. Council and Administration will hold two open houses, one Nov. 6 and another Nov. 8, to get community input on where resident and business tax dollars need to be spent next year. Additionally, a public forum is scheduled for Nov. 13 prior to a possible second reading of the budget that evening… […]
Morinville News
Morinville Council briefs
By Morinville News Staff
Deputy Mayor sworn in
Councillor Nicole Boutestein was sworn in as Deputy Mayor by Legislative Officer Jennifer Maskoske Oct. 23. Boutestein will serve as Morinville’s Deputy Mayor until Apr. 23, 2013 and replaces Councillor David Pattison whose term of office expired Tuesday… […]
Morinville News
Morinville arena looking at major repairs
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Ray McDonald hockey arena could be getting as much as $300,000 in roof repairs after Council officially voted to fund the emergency repairs… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Column: Joe Morinville
Fall is upon us and Joe has some things rolling around in his brain. It may be squirrels storing nuts in his head for winter… […]
Local News
Wednesday print edition download
Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Wednesday morning. This week’s edition is 32 pages of our regular round up of local relevant news. If you are unable to obtain a copy at one of our more than 100 locations, you can download it here…. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Guest column: St Jean Baptiste Church: historical facility, Catholic church or both?
Over the past several weeks some community members have made comments in several local newspapers and websites in respect to the above noted facility and the need for major repairs. Being involved with the Historical and Cultural Society for the past 10 years, I know that … […]
Legal
RCMP investigating early morning rollover
By Morinville News Staff
Morinville – RCMP were dispatched to a single vehicle rollover on highway 651 near Range Road 255 around 4:20 a.m. Wednesday morning… […]
Local News
Winter travellers need to fill policy loopholes
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Snowbirds could return home to damage and no insurance if they do not read the fine print in their policies. Many policies require travellers to make sure someone checks regularly on their home while they are away… […]
Morinville News
Sturgeon School Division reviewing electoral boundaries
Submitted
Sturgeon County – Establishing Sturgeon School Division’s electoral boundaries will be the topic of discussion during four Open Houses scheduled for November. With the addition of Thibault and Legal School Districts to its jurisdiction, Sturgeon School Division now includes all of Sturgeon County and the towns of Legal, Morinville, Bon Accord, Gibbons and Redwater… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Column: From the desk of Planning and Development
By Greg Hofmann
We’d like to thank all the business owners who’ve taken time to speak with the Coeur de Morinville Area Structure Plan Project Team about their perspectives on Morinville’s current and future downtown. Some common themes emerged from our discussions that will undoubtedly influence what policies are developed for the Area Structure Plan (ASP)… […]