Been two weeks in a row now that I’ve got an email from the owner of this rag asking me to get my thoughts together on account of he’s going to need them for the paper. I told him he’d have to pay me double on account of it being Seniors’ Week when he asked me to write this, and I didn’t want to interrupt the festivities. […]
Canada would be seen as a “banana republic” if it scrapped a $15-billion deal to sell armed vehicles to Saudi Arabia, Justin Trudeau says.
“People have to know that when you sign a deal with Canada, a change in governments won’t immediately scrap the jobs and benefits coming from it,” the prime minister said in an interview in his office in Parliament’s Centre Block. “Because we’re not a banana republic.” […]
École Notre Dame Elementary School held a track and field event at Morinville Community High School June 7 for Grades 4 to 6. In this 60-metre boys and girls heat, five Grade 4 students make their way across the finish line in close order. Calandra Maskoske came in first with 10.74 seconds, followed by Emily Hill (10.99), Brielle Windsor (11.14), Tori Hosack (11.18), and Emily Chiasson (11.87). […]
Above: Ribbon cutting with Pat Maloney, Sturgeon County Fire Chief and Manager of Protective Services, Mayor Tom Flynn and Sturgeon […]
Senior scenes GeriActors & Friends performed at the cultural centre for about 40 local seniors during Seniors’ Week June 7. […]
The Morinville Community Cultural Centre marked its fifth anniversary on Saturday, a significant community milestone that no one appears to […]
PM busy rebuilding relationships by Paul Wells The federal government plans “big announcements in coming weeks,” in Toronto and elsewhere, […]
On June 3rd, 2016, Morinville Enforcement Services in conjunction with Morinville RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence in Morinville. Several domesticated animals were seized as a result due to the overall deplorable living conditions. The animals were turned over to Morinville Veterinary clinic for immediate attention and care. […]
Justin Trudeau was eight minutes late for our interview on Monday, which was no hardship, since we’d budgeted a comfortable 40 minutes and I was waiting in the cosy confines of his own office on the third floor of Parliament’s Centre Block. Framed photo of his dad in the corner, under a contemporary caricature of Wilfrid Laurier. Medallion in the shape of the Montreal Canadiens logo hanging from the bookshelf in the opposite corner. […]
On behalf of Canadian Blood Services and our Territory Manager, Robyn Henwood, I would like to thank Morinville residents who give blood. Many may already know that currently less than four per cent of eligible blood donors sustain the blood system for all Canadians; but, what many people may not know is that every year, close to 40 per cent of all blood donors stop donating for 12 months or more due to a variety of reasons. Yet patients do not stop needing blood for various medical conditions. Blood, with its limited shelf life, is in constant demand. […]
The Morinville Community High School Champion Athletic Awards 2015-16 took place June 8 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. The event was sponsored once again by Champion Petfoods.
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Morinville said goodbye to Commanding Officer Captain Doug Marietta and welcomed incoming Commanding Officer Captain Michelle Carroll-Leonard. The Change of Command took place June 7 at the 17th Annual Ceremonial Review (ACR) and Change of Command for the 3061 (1 CER) Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps (RCACC). […]
The first Canadian astronaut to walk in space will be walking around Bon Accord this fall. The community announced Wednesday that world renowned astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield will be part of Bon Accord’s Equinox 2016 on Sept. 24.
Col. Hadfield, who has logged 2600 orbits of the earth, lived in space and on the ocean floor, will be the annual festival’s keynote speaker. […]
As the Supreme Court’s deadline for assisted-dying legislation passed with no new law in place, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rejected claims his proposed law doesn’t go nearly far enough. […]
Grade 6 Band perform Midnight Mission during the joint Georges H. Primeau / Morinville Community High School Spring Concert June […]
Voices From the Engraver is an exhibition produced by the Bank of Canada’s Museum in partnership with the Canadian Museum of History. The exhibit will be in Morinville at the Musée Morinville Museum until Aug. 22.
Sir Sanford Fleming designed Canada’s first postage stamp in 1851, referred to as the three penny beaver. It was the world’s first official stamp to depict an animal rather than an authority figure. […]
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