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

Nov 6, 2011 Comments Off

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

Nov 3, 2011 Comments Off

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

Nov 2, 2011 Comments Off

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

Nov 2, 2011 Comments Off

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

Nov 2, 2011 Comments Off

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… […]

Community unites to remember fallen Morinville soldier

Nov 2, 2011 2

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Yellow ribbons will soon dot the community, silent tributes to Master Corporal Byron Greff, who was killed by a suicide bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan Oct. 29. Although words of grief have been expressed throughout the country and Greff is being remembered as a soldier, a husband and a father, fewer seem aware that Greff lived with his family in Morinville where he coached minor hockey… […]

Morinville Jets taste defeat at home

Nov 1, 2011 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Beverly Warriors took the Morinville Jets down a notch Tuesday night, coming from behind to win the contest 5-4 in Morinville’s barn. The loss is the Jets first defeat in six outings, and brings the club’s record to 10-3-1 this season… […]

Sturgeon County CAO resigns

Nov 1, 2011 1

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – County Council accepted the resignation of County Commissioner Chris Micek Tuesday afternoon, that resignation effective the same day. The news of Micek’s departure was sent to media by way of a press release Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m… […]

RCMP cautioning to beware of computer scam

Nov 1, 2011 2

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – after receiving several recent complaints, RCMP are cautioning the public to be wary of a phone scam circulating in the Morinville area… […]

Early morning collision results in fatality

Nov 1, 2011 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Sturgeon County – Highway 37 continues to be closed Tuesday morning as Morinville RCMP continue to investigate an early morning collision that took the life of one man… […]

Charity Garage Sale extended

Oct 31, 2011 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – The bargains are still on at Pleasant Homes in Morinville. The company’s annual charity garage sale, held over the weekend, has been extended to Nov. 5. Although many bargain hunters attended the weekend event, the event fell short of expectations and Pleasant Homes decided to run it through this week… […]

Halloween comes to town – photos

Oct 31, 2011 Comments Off

Photos By Stephen Dafoe

Children and adults got in the Halloween mood Monday, donning costumes or colours to celebrate or at least acknowledge the day. Below are some photos from around Morinville that capture the day’s trend… […]

Coach’s corner with Scott Rodda

Oct 31, 2011 Comments Off

By Scott Rodda, head coach of the Morinville Jets

Another successful week for the Jets, both on and off the ice. This past week saw the Jets beat the Mustangs in a thriller on Wednesday by skating to a shoot-out victory and then downing the Icemen in Wetaskiwin by a score of 7 to 3. The win against the Mustangs was an ugly win as the Jets showed a lack of discipline and allowed the game to be… […]

Town and high school working to address teen homelessness in Morinville

Oct 31, 2011 2

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Tyler (not his real name) sits at the long table in the kitchen of his friend’s family home, a home that will provide a roof over his head for the next while. Just how long he does not know. He sits down to tell his story, a story of no longer living in his mom and dad’s house for the two past months… […]

Spooktacular day for seniors

Oct 31, 2011 Comments Off

Morinvillle – The Seniors Halloween event held at the Morinville Legion Oct. had approx 60 people in attendance. For those in costume the judging was made by their peers and the amount of noise they made as they cheered them on. Best Dressed Halloween costumes… […]

Weekend hockey round up

Oct 30, 2011 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Jets dominate West Division
The Morinville Jets defeated the Wetaskiwin Icemen 7-3 Sunday. The road game victory extends the Junior B club’s winning streak to five consecutive games, and brought the Jets record to 10-2-1… […]