Local Sports

MCHS Wolves host 22nd Annual Invitational Tournament

It was a fourth place finish for the Morinville Community High School Wolves Senior Boys Basketball team in their 22nd Annual Invitational Tournament. Seven teams from throughout the province joined the Wolves for the two-day event, playing three games each for a chance at tournament gold. […]

Local Sports

Morinville Jets take round one in two straight

The Morinville Jets took their best-of-three series with the Beverly Warriors in two straight. Games 1 and 2 were played over the holiday weekend, and the Jets took both games in overtime. […]

Local News

Morinville Council Briefs

In a 5-2 vote, Council has moved to trigger a public plebiscite to be held on borrowing for the new arena should the Town borrow more than they are capable of paying back in five years… […]

Local News

Sturgeon School Division discusses school delay

Morinville Public’s junior high was one of the topics at the Sturgeon School Division Committee of the Whole Feb. 11. The board discussed the project’s current status, discussions with Morinville Town Council, the idea of a temporary school, and preferred alternate locations. […]

Local Sports

Morinville Jets head to playoffs this weekend

The Morinville Jets will spend the Family Day weekend on the ice for two games in a best-of-three playoff series with the Beverly Warriors. The Warriors, who finished fourth in the Capital Junior Hockey League’s West Division have home-ice advantage in the series.
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Arts & Culture

Library celebrates Freedom to Read

The Morinville Community Library will be celebrating Freedom to Read Week Feb. 21 to 27. The annual event encourages Canadians to think about the intellectual freedoms guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. […]

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Local News

RCMP warn of Canada Revenue Agency scam – again

The RCMP and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) are warning Canadians about an ongoing CRA phone scam.

The scammers tell taxpayers they either owe money to the CRA or have a tax refund. Whn told they owe money, taxpayers are threatened with arrest or jail if they do not take immediate action by providing money, personal or financial information. […]

Columns

National Column: Conservative backroom suffered from myopia

On a week that marks the passing of Justin Trudeau’s 100th day in power, key Conservative and NDP insiders have been delivering some preliminary conclusions as to the causes of their October defeats.

Their findings are strikingly interchangeable – with the popular momentum for change somewhat conveniently fingered as a root cause of electoral failure. […]

People

Rotary donates $1000 to local Cadets

The 3061 (1 Combat Engineer Regiment) Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps were presented with a $1000 cheque from Rotary Club of Morinville representative Monty Johnson Feb. 9. […]