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Local News

Police lay charges re stolen property and mischief

On Jan. 13 at approximately 7:30 a.m., Morinville RCMP received a call of a suspicious and intoxicated male walking in and around the Cardiff area. The male wasn’t from the area but had spoken with a passing motorist and told them he was trying to get to a friend’s house. […]

Local News

Morinville’s new community bus has arrived

The Town’s new community bus has arrived. The project was included in 2015’s Capital Budget at $110,000 and has been completed with only a minor delay related to damage to one of the seats, an issue that will be dealt with quickly before the vehicle is in full operation.
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Morinville News

AUMA announces new CEO

The AUMA Board is pleased to announce that Sue Bohaichuk has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2016. […]

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Local News

Police brief: Theft of Mail and Mischief

On January 07, 2016, at approximately 11:45 p.m., a lone male was observed breaking into mailboxes in the foyer of an apartment building situated on 103 Street in Morinville. […]

Local Sports

Morinville Jets grab point in mid-week game

The Morinville Jets picked up a point Wednesday night for their 5-4 overtime loss to the Edmonton Royals. The contest gives the Jets a 13-16-2 record as the season winds down to seven remaining games before playoffs. […]

Business

Business owners urged to be careful with grant help

Community Futures Tawatinaw Region is cautioning business owners about grant offerings and promises that look too good to be true. Kelly Harris-Martin, General Manager of Community Futures Tawatinaw Region, told Morinville News the downturn in the economy has sent more people their way inquiring about the availability of grant funding for their business. […]

Local News

Council Briefs

During CAO Debbie Oyarzun’s update to Council, the Town’s Director of Corporate Operations, David Schaffer, informed Council that the brand new community bus was complete and ready to move out. […]

Local News

Council approves Morinville News advertising contract

The approval of Morinville News’ annual advertising contract with the Town of Morinville required Council approval Jan. 12. Normally, an administrative decision, the Alberta Municipal Government Act (MGA) requires Council approval when the Town enters into a contract with a member of Council.
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2016-18 Communications plan includes hopes to record Council meetings for public

In a unanimous vote after only minor tweaks, Council has unanimously adopted their 2016-2018 Communications Strategy, as prepared by Administration, particularly Corporate Communications Coordinator, Felicity Bergman.

Council had previous viewed and provided input on the plan at a past Committee of the Whole meeting. […]

Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Debunking Blue Monday

“Blue Monday,” this year, Jan. 25, is often believed to be the most depressing day of the year, but this is a myth. Since about 2005, the third Monday in January has been reported to be the day of the year that people feel most depressed. This correlates with another belief that the most suicides take place on this day. […]

Local News

Province offers guidelines on learning environments that respect diversity

School boards have a new resource to assist school boards in drafting policies to support welcoming, caring, respectful and safe schools.

Alberta Education’s Guidelines for Best Practices: Creating Learning Environments that Respect Diverse Sexual Orientations, Gender Expressions and Gender Identities “will assist school authorities when addressing the needs of individuals with diverse sexual orientations, gender expressions, and gender identities,” the government said in a release Wednesday. […]

Columns

National Column: Toughest part of Syrian resettlement still ahead

Much of the political and national conversation on the Trudeau government’s ambitious Syrian refugee program has revolved around targets and timelines. But that has obscured a larger truth.

As the country’s 10,000th Syrian refugee arrives in Canada this week, the toughest part of this project for the Liberal government lies ahead. […]

Legal

Caron steps down from public office

Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools Board meeting last evening generated a great deal of emotion as Trustee Caron submitted his resignation after serving more than twenty-three years. He shared with his fellow trustees that “my decision to step down was not an easy one; serving the St. Albert community for more than two decades as a passionate… […]