Month: February 2015

Local News

Council briefs

Feb 11, 2015 Comments Off on Council briefs

by Tristan Turner Council adds new land use district after public hearing Council unanimously passed (excluding the vacationing Mayor Lisa […]

Local Sports

Jets take to playoffs this weekend

Feb 10, 2015 Comments Off on Jets take to playoffs this weekend

Tuesday night was a rough way to end what has been a great season for the Morinville Junior B Jets.

After what has been their best season in recent memory, the Jets home-ice finale Tuesday night was a 10-2 loss to their arch-rivals, the St. Albert Merchants. […]

Local News

Traffic Advisory Report lays out roadmap for improvement

Feb 10, 2015 Comments Off on Traffic Advisory Report lays out roadmap for improvement

Speeding, signage, crosswalks, parking and safety continue to be the major issues for Morinville’s Traffic Advisory Committee. The committee’s 2014 Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Report will be presented by Town Council Tuesday night. […]

Business

Taekwon-do instructors off to international event

Feb 10, 2015 Comments Off on Taekwon-do instructors off to international event

Phoenix Taekwon-do Morinville instructors Tim Abel and David Wandler are off to Rimini, Italy to represent Team Canada at a Taekwon-do World Championship event in June. The two second-degree black belts are part of a team from Phoenix, including Morinville employee Chris Fish, making the trip. […]

Columns

Morinville Housing Report

Feb 9, 2015 Comments Off on Morinville Housing Report

With the lowering of oil prices and related job uncertainty, many consumers today are fearing a drop in housing values this year. Some of the concern stems from our Real Estate Association of Edmonton (RAE) news releases this month stating that sales were down this January forgetting the fact that sales were up 11% in 2014. Something to consider, as reported on Global Edmonton last week, January showed an increase in job creation in our province.
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Local Sports

Cheer teams take gold in weekend competition

Feb 9, 2015 Comments Off on Cheer teams take gold in weekend competition

Three Morinville cheer teams brought home gold from Athabasca this past weekend. The G.H. Primeau Grade 5/6 and 7/8 teams, and the Morinville Community High School (MCHS) Small Varsity team all competed in the Cheer Fest Cheer Competition at the Athabasca Multiplex Feb. 7. […]

Business

It’s Our Business – Morinville Sports

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Morinville Sports Ltd. is a new home-based business in Morinville that is presently looking for a retail location. The company, operated by Scott and Ashley Richardson and family offers skate sharpening, a Fresh Gear machine and just about anything a hockey player needs on and off the ice. […]

Local Sports

Kings take game three

Feb 8, 2015 Comments Off on Kings take game three

The Morinville Kings won one and lost one in playoff action over the weekend. The Kings fell 4-3 on the road in Slave Lake but settled the score with a 6-1 victory over the Winter Hawks at home Saturday night. The win and loss bring the Kings to a 2-1 advantage in the best-of-five opening playoff round.
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Local Sports

Jets having a great season

Feb 7, 2015 Comments Off on Jets having a great season

It was a three-point week for the Morinville Jets. A 3-2 mid-week OT loss gave the Jets their first point of the week. Friday night’s home ice 6-1 victory over the nothing-left-to-lose Spruce Grove Regals added another win to the Jets’ regular-season tally. […]