Local News
All Candidate Forum packs in the speeches
The Morinville & District Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club of Morinville joined forces for Thursday night’s All Candidate Forum at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. […]
Month: April 2015
Local News
RCMP investigating church vandalism as a hate crime
The Morinville RCMP are investigating graffiti spray painted on the St. John Baptiste Church and side walk, located on 100 Ave in Morinville that occurred sometime between Apr. 3, 2015 after 8:30 p.m., and Apr. 4, 2015 before 9 a.m. […]
Local News
Students learn about recycling on Earth Day
Earth Day turned into a week of activities at Ecole Notre Dame School. On Monday students learned about oil spills, Tuesday was protecting nature, and on Wednesday (Earth Day) it was learning about bottle recycling. Thursday’s topic is wild nature. […]
Local News
Sturgeon school trustees hear from expert on supporting LGBTQ students
Sturgeon School Division invited the University of Alberta’s Dr. Kristopher Wells, Director of Programs and Services of the Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services, to their Apr. 22 board meeting. Wells’ 40-minute presentation on how best to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students was Wells topic for board members, educators, and media. […]
Local News
Morinville RCMP investigating home invasion
submitted by RCMP On April 22, 2015 at approximately 1:40 p.m., the Morinville RCMP responded to a call for service […]
Local News
Sturgeon County volunteers appreciated
Sturgeon County gathered to recognize the outstanding people, boards, and organizations who volunteer in the communities Tuesday night. The event was held at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. Award presentations followed the supper. […]
Columns
Column: Ready—Set—Garden
Preparing your yard and garden now for the growing season ahead is not only smart but it also saves you time and money.
Doing a few projects now when there is time will prevent obstacles getting in your way when it’s time to get busy in the gardens. Here are a few things you can do now. […]
Columns
Column: Joe Morinville
We got a provincial election on and as far as I can see it, the only ones what really are excited about it is the candidates that’s running to be MLAs. The people don’t seem to be too concerned. […]
Columns
Column: Liberal-NDP alliance improbable but not impossible
When Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he would allow a minority Conservative government to rule for yet another mandate rather than contemplate a coalition with the New Democrats to effect regime change after the next election, does he actually mean it? […]
Business
Lions and business uniting to support Midstream Support Society
More than 100 motorcycle riders are expected to start and stop in Morinville for the first Christmas in June Toy Run, a new event that will support the Midstream Support Society. […]
Local News
Silent auction to support upcoming library programs
The Morinville Community Library will be pushing aside some books and other items next week for their spring Silent Auction fundraiser. The event takes place from opening Apr. 27 to May 3 at 4 p.m. […]
Arts & Culture
Schools excel at Music Festival
Morinville schools did well at this year’s St. Albert Rotary Music Festival (Apr. 13-22). Morinville schools numbered among the more than 700 performances in six venues scheduled for this year’s event. […]
Local News
Babies crawl their way to prizes and fame [video]
Morinville News held their annual Baby Crawl Sunday, the final day of the 2015 Leap into Spring Expo. This year’s event saw four contestants battling it out to be crowned the fastest crawler in Morinville.
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Legal
Legal Ledger
The Greatest Show on Earth circus theme was a hit at the Legal School Open House held Thursday night. Trustee Cathy Proulx and MCHS Principal Todd Eistetter were both present at the event, which included a number of booths and […]
Legal
Candidates speak ahead of forum [VIDEO]
Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock voters will have an opportunity to hear the candidates make their pitches and answer questions at an all-candidates forum […]
Columns
Column: Ruling means council doesn’t have a prayer
Under the guise of a ruling on the place of the prayer at Saguenay’s City Hall, the Supreme Court of Canada has put a mirror up to the face of all Canadian legislators.
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