Local News
Morinville schools recognize Pink Shirt Day
Lift Each Other Up was the slogan of this year’s Pink Shirt Day, which took place Feb. 24. The focus as in other years has been to raise awareness about bullying and cyberbullying. […]
Local News
Morinville Council Briefs
Morinville has a new Deputy Mayor, Nicole Boutestein. At its regular meeting Tuesday Council appointed Councillor Boutestein as Deputy Mayor for the period of February 23 to October 26. […]
Election 2020
Interview With Council Part 5: Relationship With Admin, Accusations Of Secrecy
Morinville, along with Alberta’s other municipalities, will be holding an election for Council on October 18, 2021 and nominations for […]
Local News
Council to make changes to its Procedural Bylaw
Morinville Town Council will have more latitude to reopen issues if a revised version of its Procedure Bylaw is accepted, while at the same time that ability will be more closely defined. […]
Columns
Guest Column: Defending Alberta firearms owners and their property rights
Michaela Glasgo, UCP MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat Chair of the Alberta Firearms Advisory Committee Alberta’s government is committed to protecting […]
Local News
Morinville Fire Department attends early morning storage warehouse fire
Morinville Fire Department was called to a storage warehouse fire at 87 Avenue and 98 Street at 3:46 a.m. Friday, February 19, 2021. […]
Columns
Guest Column: It’s time to get serious about rural broadband
Municipalities have long been ringing the alarm bell of why high-speed internet is a necessity, not a luxury. Since the early 2000s and broken promises of the Last Mile of the Supernet, rural municipalities have been calling upon the provincial and federal governments to address rural connectivity. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Praise for Quinn’s Plumbing & Heating
We called Quinn’s, ( who helped us before on a hot water tank problem) and while they had emergency calls that were ahead of us, promised to be there in the morning. […]
Election 2020
Interview With Council Part 4: Social Media, Consultants, Split Mil Rate
The responses to our questions are lead off by Mayor Barry Turner, followed by current Deputy Mayor Sarah Hall, followed by the Councillors in alphabetical order. […]
Morinville News
Editorial: Liberals hard on licenced gun owners, soft on gun criminals
AR-15 fascination defies the understanding of most people not fascinated with the popular rifle. It looks more like something you’d see in an episode of SWAT than it does something you’d see on a deer hunt […]
Local News
Council to give Community Services Committee some direction
A mandate letter has been drafted to help put the Community Services Advisory Committee back on a sound footing. Morinville Town Council considered the draft letter at its Committee of the Whole Meeting Tuesday. […]
Legal
Greater St. Albert appoints new Superintendent of Learning Services
Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools has appointed Catherine Giesbrecht as their new Assistant Superintendent of Learning Services. […]
Election 2020
Interview With Council Part 3: What Challenges Are Ahead?
The responses to our questions are lead off by Mayor Barry Turner, followed by current Deputy Mayor Sarah Hall, followed by the Councillors in alphabetical order. […]
Local News
Town could charge non-residents 25-50% more for facility rentals
Town Council has taken a further look at fee levels for non-resident use of community facilities including the Morinville Leisure Centre and Morinville Community Cultural Centre. […]
Columns
Health Tips With Crusher – Let’s Talk Proteins
In this week’s segment Scott Wallace talks about all the different types of protein supplements available. […]
Election 2020
Interview With Council Part 2: What Have You Accomplished?
The responses to our questions are lead off by Mayor Barry Turner, followed by current Deputy Mayor Sarah Hall, followed by the Councillors in alphabetical order. […]