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Arts & Culture

Here comes Feliz Navidogma – Christmas open mic night

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – It’ll be a festive Friday night at Higher Grounds Espresso Bar Dec. 9. That’s the night the coffee house’s monthly Hot Dogma open mic night gets in tune with the season for a Christmas-themed evening of community entertainment that can only be called Feliz Navidogma… […]

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Local News

Morinville Best Lights Competition picks its winners

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Judges hit the streets of Morinville Thursday night with clipboards in hand to determine who in town had the most festive Christmas lights displays. This year’s competition drew 14 nominees – 10 residences and four businesses… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: NDP leader calls out Redford for broken promises

Editor

Albertans want change. Albertans want an end to broken promises and government secrecy, but Alison Redford has already broken her promise to hold a judicial enquiry into allegations of physician intimidation. Albertans want an end to patronage in government, but Alison Redford has appointed Gary Mar to a $265,000 a year position in Hong Kong… […]

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Local News

Sturgeon County Council whittles away at tax increase

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – Council emerged from two days of budget discussions Tuesday afternoon having shaved another half a percent off the increase County residents are likely to pay in 2012. Council had been looking at a 7.42 per cent tax increase heading into the discussions, but managed to trim that down to a 6.85 per cent increase two days later… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Alberta Party calls for real fixed election dates

Dear Editor

I was under the impression that “fixed” election dates were reliable, dependable dates voters could count on and plan for… like the fixed date for America’s presidential elections: every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November… […]