Raymonde Riopel (nee Perras) passed away May 8 leaving a legacy of volunteerism and devotion to family and community.
Riopel was born, raised and lived her life in Morinville and was a great spokesperson for the community. […]
After a week of debate over the link, or lack thereof, between climate change and the Fort McMurray wildfires, another reality emerges.
When the economic cost of this tragedy is tallied, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is going to be under renewed pressure to approve a pipeline and get oil to market from a province staggering under the weight of historic economic troubles. […]
In a 6-1 vote, Council has passed a motion to hold a second meeting with the Midstream Society to discuss their needs for a new structure and potential partnerships that could be built with other community groups in the project to replace their ageing facility. […]
The Presentation of the Roger Champagne Memorial Bike Award to Ellianne Karch took place at Morinville Community High School Tuesday morning. […]
It is with grieving hearts that we wish to announce the passing of our beloved mother, grand-mother, and great-grandmother at the age of 95. Raymonde is survived by her five children: […]
It’s apparent that all the world’s a Justin Trudeau stage and all the (other) men and women merely players.
He’s essentially kicking the ball on the pitch by himself, with no goalkeepers to stop him.
It is key, then, to watch how those other players have taken to their roles in the first six months of this Liberal majority world. […]
It has been many years since Roger Champagne was gunned down in Las Vegas by a man looking to feed his drug habit. But the Morinville man, well known for his kindness in the community, has never been forgotten by friends, family or the hundreds of Morinville Community High School (MCHS) students who were born some years after the man’s passing. Such is the legacy of Roger Champagne whose memory is honoured each year by MCHS students who take to the mountains for a bike ride that carries his name. For many of those years, the Champagne family has presented a bicycle to a student to take on the annual trip. […]
After teaching the community how to survive a zombie apocalypse last year, a cast of 30 Morinville Public School (MPS) students will spoof movies like The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner through the school’s next theatrical production, Dystopia! The Hungry Maze Game of Divergent Death. The play takes place at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre May 24 and 25. […]
Morinville Legion Comrade Walter Corbett and Danny Clarke present Comrade Leo Brochu with his 70 years of service pin at […]
A bird of another colour – Barbara MacArthur sent us this photo of a female Evening Grosbeak that she snapped in her backyard bird feeder. […]
by Stephen Dafoe Sunday marked the fourth day Jodi Damon and her partner Sébastien Comeau set up a truck and […]
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould was telling a Senate committee this week that her government’s assisted-dying legislation was a “transformational shift” in this country. But she had to excuse herself.
She was needed down the hall in the House of Commons to explain why debate had to be cut off on this transformational shift. […]
The government has issued a temporary province-wide restriction on off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreational use on public lands and provincial parks, and is calling the decision another tool to help prevent the spread of wildfires. […]
On behalf of Morinville Town Council and Town Administration, our thoughts and prayers are going out to all of those who are being affected by the devastating fires burning in Alberta. As a community, and as Albertans, we are here to help support those that have been affected by these tragic events. Morinville is here to help support immediate needs as well will be looking at ways that we can provide assistance as the rebuilding begins. To ensure important efforts are supportive and do not hamper the activities that are already underway, we encourage those that wish to help to read the information provided below. […]
Morinville Public School (MPS) students and a few parents had premium seating for a rock show in Morinville May 5, one with smoke, fog, and professional sound and lighting. The only thing distinguishing this cultural centre event from a touring show was the band was made up of musicians in the school’s Rock Band program. […]
The Morinville Fire Department is issuing a fire ban which prohibits open burning, fireworks, back yard fire pits, cooking stoves in parks and BBQs using solid fuels. […]
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