By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – Three MCHS students are off to Drayton Valley Tuesday to compete in the Frank Lindsay Alberta Junior Boys Championship taking place July 5 – 8 at the Drayton Valley Golf Club… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A leaner Community Standards Bylaw was brought to Morinville Town Council June 28 for first reading. After going to the Town’s lawyers for legal review, a number of items were removed from the bylaw… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A number of amendments to Morinville’s Land Use Bylaw passed unanimous second and majority third reading during the June 28 council meeting… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Town Council voted 6-1 in favour of extending its contract with Independent Traffic Services (ITS) Ltd. Tuesday night, a company that has provided automatic traffic enforcement in Morinville since 2009. The contract with the company was set to expire Dec. 31, but a clause in the contract allowed the town to extend the contract for another two years provided written notice was given to the contractor on or prior to June 30… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Morinville Community Cultural Centre will see elbows as well as oboes this summer after Morinville Town Council voted 6-1 in favour of allowing Art of Conversation Morinville (AOC) to bring a wrestling show to town this August. The promoters are looking to provide a family-friendly event with six wrestling matches and a half-time show. But the idea of wrestling in a venue that will later this year begin a concert series that will include ballet… […]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Sturgeon County – Although scheduled to give third reading on an amendment to its Land Use Bylaw respecting intensive agricultural use in Urban Fringe districts, Sturgeon County Council took an unprecedented move to defer the matter until a public hearing could be reopened this fall…. […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Sturgeon County Council unanimously approved granting the Town of Morinville $250,000 through its Capital Agricultural / Recreational Facility Development Grant (CARF) program at its June 28 meeting. The funding will assist with the construction cost of the $11 million facility… […]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – The Morinville Centennial community Gardens officially opened Sunday afternoon with a strawberry tea. Mayor Lloyd Bertschi, Councillor David Pattison and Chief Administrative Officer Edie Doepker joined 2011 Municipal Sustainability Award winner and community gardens founder Valerie Loseth and other organizers in unveiling the new sign that will mark the community garden… […]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – After being the top race winner in last Saturday’s Noah’s Ark Hamster Races, an unnamed competitor gave birth to a litter of little pink hamsters Sunday morning. Both mother and babies are doing well, although it is too soon to tell is any of the offspring will grow up to follow their mother’s footsteps in next year’s event… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Town of Morinville’s controversial photo radar program is on Tuesday night’s council agenda, but this time it is not a delegation of irate residents who have been stung exceeding the posted limit set to do the talking. Council is being asked by administration for direction on extending the Town of Morinville’s contract with Independent Traffic Services Ltd. For the next two years… […]
In addition to our article and photo coverage of last year’s St. Jean Baptiste Festival 2011, we also shot some video of the concerts and events which we’ve compiled into a video. […]
It’s Monday. The tents are down, the rides are gone and all that remains of St. Jean Baptiste Festival 2011 is the memory of the nearly week-long event and a nagging question on many of our minds. How in the hell do you top that? And if this year’s festival can be topped, there truly is no limit to what Morinville can do… […]
Photos by Stephen Dafoe and Lucie Roy
Morinville – Saturday’s St. Jean Baptiste Festival Parade was the biggest in recent memory. With approximately 100 entries from local businesses and organizations, together with dignitaries and a gaggle of Shriners, there was something for everyone and plenty of candy hitting the pavement to keep the kids scurrying for their share… […]
Dear Editor:
Good Day, I sent the following letter to the Mayor and Council of Morinville, via e-mail, regarding a recent article in the St Albert Gazette pertaining to the photo radar issue in Morinville:
First off, I am at a loss as to why I should have to send my e-mails to an executive assistant rather than directly to the … […]
The June 27 edition of Monday Morning News hits store shelves and restaurant counters Monday morning. This week’s edition is a special 28-page St. Jean Baptiste Festival wrap up edition with plenty of photos from the week-long event in addition to the latest Morinville News. This week’s issue contains the following news stories… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Morinville Community Cultural Centre rocked Saturday night with the final concert in the Art of Conversation concert series. Kenny Shields and Streetheart showed although the flowing locks and skin tight clothing of the late 1970s have been replaced with respectable jackets and slightly receding hairlines the show has not been toned down by the passing of time. Nor has their fan’s enthusiasm for the band or their music… […]
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