Local News

Residents seek answers on foul smell

Residents who in Village Champlain along 105th Avenue came to Council to air their concerns and frustration with Council and Administration regarding a foul sewage-like smell that has been plaguing the neighbourhood for years. Presenting on behalf of concerned neighbours was Jennifer Anheliger, who gave a detailed overview of what her family and community have been experiencing since she moved into the area in 2011.
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Local News

Traffic Advisory Committee report sparks debate on Cardiff Road

The Traffic Advisory Committee has submitted a report with information on Cardiff Road following a request for information from Council on the current safety picture of the road. The report reveals that there has been three relatively serious but non-fatal accidents along the road in the last three years, all with westbound traffic, and all were rear-end collisions. […]

Local News

Morinville Council Briefs

A public hearing was held on a rezoning of an auxiliary storage building in between the old convent and the new Chauvet Apartments. The building will be required to be restored and brought up to code, and will serve as an auxiliary building, providing storage and security for the adjacent apartment buildings. The hearing received the comments and concerns of two residents, as well as the responses of owner Robert Chauvet. […]

Columns

National Column: NDP strife has no upside

The storm over the Liberal handling of a controversial arms sale to Saudi Arabia is a gift to an NDP caucus still reeling from the summary execution of its leader at the hands of party members.

It is also confirmation that fate does not always smile on politicians in a timely fashion. […]

Arts & Culture

Primeau and MCHS get Gold with Distinction

It was another golden year for Georges H. Primeau School and Morinville Community High School this year. Both schools earned Gold with Distinction in all of their performances at the St. Albert Rotary Music Festival held Monday and Tuesday at the Arden Theatre. […]

Arts & Culture

Return of the Library Summer Reading Program bringing A New Hope for The Empire to Strike Back against summer boredom

A short time from now in a library not far, far away, a summer reading program will launch with a familiar space opera theme. After departing from the TD Summer Reading Program last summer to take on their Harry Potter-themed program, the Morinville Community Library is looking to recreate the magic with a Star Wars theme this summer. […]

Columns

National Column: Mulcair’s irrational road to nowhere

By the time he stood at the podium to address the NDP convention Sunday morning, Thomas Mulcair must have known he was in deep and likely irreversible trouble.

It took little more than a minimum of political acumen to pick up the negative signals that preceded the vote on whether to seek a new leader. Mulcair did not lack for antennae in the corridors of the convention.
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Local Sports

Development & Peace Fun Run seeking donations

École Notre Dame Elementary School Vice Principal Lisa Kleparchuk has been hanging posters for the Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools Development & Peace Fun Run to be held May 27. The event, which features distances of 1.6 and 5 kilometres, will be set up through the Running Room. There will be a warm-up program by former MCHS graduate Justin Ng.
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Columns

Comment: We want you to give us $50 – cash, cheques and your time accepted

Our two publications provide news to Morinville and area year round at absolutely no cost to readers. Despite the headline to this editorial, we are not suggesting that we are going to start charging readers for either our online or print publication. But we do believe MorinvilleNews.com and Morinville News are worth at least a buck a week. […]

Columns

National Column: No second chance

NDP gives its leader the boot, plunging the party into its most divisive debate in decades – and he’s likely just the first casualty

The fix was in for outgoing NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair before the convention that led to Sunday’s vote even opened. […]

Obituaries

Obituary notices

Montpetit, Debbie and Armand It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Armand Montpetit and his wife […]

Columns

National Column: Mulcair and the 70% solution

If New Democrats feel they wrongly moved to the centre during last year’s election campaign, they should resist a similar move to the messy middle at this weekend’s national convention.

On this, I am not talking about policy. I am talking about support for Thomas Mulcair, because numbers matter more than ever. […]