Local Sports
Kings play a close one with Westlock Warriors
Saturday night saw the Morinville Kings battle the Westlock Warriors through three periods, ending in a 4-3 loss for the Senior AA Kings…. […]
Month: November 2014
Arts & Culture
The week in photos
Little three-week old Cade Northcott was the youngest to visit the man in red at the Breakfast with Santa hosted by the Morinville Lions Club Saturday at the Rendez-Vous Centre. More than 200 attended the breakfast. Proceeds went to the Knights of Columbus Christmas Hamper Program. – Lucie Roy Photo […]
Local Sports
Morinville Jets take down Stony Plain Flyers
by Stephen Dafoe
Saturday night’s home-ice contest with the Stony Plain Flyers was not much of a contest for the Morinville Jets. The Junior B club took the flyers down 7-1 in a game that did not see the Flyers score until three minutes into the final frame… […]
Local News
Weight down – but spirits still up for annual Food Bank food drive
by Morinville News Staff
Bad weather and a decline in school participation contributed to a less than record year for the annual Fill-a-Bus event Thursday and Friday. After a day-one total of 1874 pounds was collected for the Morinville Food Bank Society Thursday afternoon, a foot of snow and plummeting temperatures kept many people at home instead of helping the cause on Friday. Friday’s stops at No Frills and Sobeys Morinville generated another 1672 pounds, bringing the two-day total to 3546 pounds, an amount less than half of 2013’s total of 7,255 pounds of food and household items… […]
Arts & Culture
Hoja a cappella show a festival opening hit
Morinville resident Joe Sinclair performs a country number with members of HOJA Friday night. – Stephen Dafoe Photos by Stephen […]
Columns
Column: Politics has rarely felt dirtier than it does now
by Tim Harper – Toronto Star It’s sometimes impossible to shake the notion that we are working in a giant […]
Obituaries
Obituary Notice: Randal Neil Kegler
Randal is survived by his common law wife Mary-Ellen Joudrey, parents Dave and Anne Kegler… […]
Local News
Day one of Fill-A-Bus a good start for annual initiative
by Morinville News Staff
A heavier Morinville Community Bus drove over the weigh scales Thursday afternoon after day one of collecting food and donations for the Morinville Food Bank Society from schools and businesses. A total of 1,874 pounds of food was collected on the first day of collections, roughly a quarter of what was collected in total over two days last year… […]
Columns
Don’t expect allegations to be cleared up soon
by Chantal HÈbert
In the matter of the alleged sexual misconduct that led Justin Trudeau to suspend two male MPs earlier this month, the ball is no longer solely in the Liberal leader’s court. But where it will ultimately land is anybody’s guess… […]
Local News
Moms group looking to help moms, dads and kids have a good Christmas
by Stephen Dafoe
The Morinville’s Marvelous Moms (MMM) facebook group is breaking away from their smartphones and tablets to put their mission in motion again this holiday season. The 1100 member group, committed to creating positive change in the community, is once again working on their annual Adopt-a-Family campaign, an initiative started in 2012 to help every member of families in need at Christmas. … […]
Local News
Council passes first reading of 2015 Budget
by Tristan Turner Roughly a month after Council accepted the 2015 Operational Budget and Capital Plan Draft Report for information, […]
Local News
Water, sewer rates to go up, waste to remain the same
by Tristan Turner Council unanimously gave First Reading to three separate bylaws related to utilities at their meeting on Nov. […]
Local News
Morinville Council Briefs
David Schaefer, Morinville’s Director of Corporate Operations, delivered a report to Council on the topic of Alberta municipal policy on smoking in playgrounds. The report was the result of a motion by Deputy Mayor Stephen Dafoe at the Aug. 26 Council meeting to have Administration see “what other municipalities are doing regarding smoking in/near playgrounds.”… […]
Local News
Community groups and institutions seek Town funding
Morinville Festival Society Vice President David LeBel and President Paul Smith unveil a Town banner during their Nov. 25 presentation. […]
Morinville News
Column: Veterans minister an ocean away amid criticism
by Tim Harper – Toronto Star
The day before auditor general Michael Ferguson exposed for Canadians the government’s slow and
shoddy treatment of veterans seeking mental health help, the minister responsible, Julian Fantino,
was in the neighbourhood… […]
Morinville News
Nov. 26 Print Edition Download
Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Wednesday, and in 1400 mailboxes Wednesday… […]