Local News
Communities in Bloom coming to town
Morinville is among 34 communities across Alberta taking part in the provincial edition of Communities in Bloom. […]
Month: July 2016
Province
Province offering early access to Modernized Royalty Framework
Oil and gas producers can now apply to opt into the new, Modernized Royalty Framework (MRF) for wells that otherwise would not have been drilled. […]
Province
Wildrose calling on NDP to disclose cost of its minimum wage ad campaign
The Wildrose Opposition called on the government to disclose the costs of an advertising purchase to promote the increase of Alberta’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2018. […]
Columns
Column: Council ends session with a record of inconsistency
Council is wrapping up their term for the summer. They’re cleaning their lockers, recycling the old looseleaf paper they kept in their ratty binders. They’ve said goodbye to the teacher – or in their case, their former CAO. They’re ready to grill on the BBQ and catch some rays. What record have they left behind in the wake of their most recent session? […]
Local News
Morinville has 9,893 people according to completed municipal census
Council has received a final report on the 2016 Morinville Municipal Census, revealing there are 9,893 residents living in Morinville. The report was given by Morinville’s Legislative Officer Jennifer Maskoske, at Council’s last meeting before their summer break. […]
Local News
Council has 18-minute meeting to close out summer session
Council had the shortest meeting of their term so far this week following a round of brief reports and motions to rescind a few redundant bylaws that were largely formalities. In total, the meeting took just over 18 minutes before adjournment. […]
Local News
Psychiatric service dog in training in Morinville
Ladybug is an Australian cattle dog Maigen Butler is training for Edmonton-based Hope Heels Service Dog Team Building Institute, a program designed to match Albertans with disabilities with a highly-trained Service Dog that will help mitigate their disabilities. […]
Morinville News
Hetherington new 3rd Canadian Division and JTFW commander
Brigadier-General Simon Hetherington was appointed Commander, 3rd Canadian Division (3 Cdn Div) and Joint Task Force West (JTFW) at a change of command ceremony held July 11 at 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Edmonton. […]
Columns
National Column: Pride proud to not single out groups
Toronto’s Pride parade prides itself on never shouting down – or shutting down – participants.
That may be news to the Toronto chapter of Black Lives Matter, which rained on this month’s parade when it ransomed the event. But it’s an important distinction, the difference between protest tactics and parade principles. […]
Columns
National Column: Canada’s return to NATO’s front line has air of familiarity to it
And so Canadian soldiers are heading back to Europe.
Times change and the world, despite a steady drumbeat of appalling headlines, is safer for us than for our parents. So the deployment of 450 Canadian Forces troops to Latvia won’t be nearly as formidable as the deployment to West Germany – often more than 10 times larger – that was Canada’s defining military commitment for 42 years through the Cold War. […]
Local Sports
Morinville sending seven to Summer Games
When the 2016 Alberta Summer Games begin July 14 in Leduc, seven Morinville residents will compete in a vaiety of sports. […]
Arts & Culture
Music in the Park returns to SJB next week
by Stephen Dafoe County residents Jim and Jan Baker are bringing Summer Music in the Park events back to Morinville […]
Province
Province hopes new programs will create jobs
The provincial government is hoping two new royalty programs will encourage oil and gas producers to explore new areas, boost production, and keep Albertans working while getting others back to work. […]
Local News
Around the Town
A trio of Bluejays found the food in Linda Lyons’ bird feeder too much to resist on Friday. She sent us this great shot of the rare alignment of three Jays at her feeder […]
Business
Popular vitamin and health food shop closing as owners retire
by Stephen Dafoe A popular local shop will close at the end of July. Neighbors Vitamin Shop / Morinville Health […]
Local News
Student shaves head for a friend and a cause
A Grade 2 Morinville Public School student, moved by the illness of a fellow student and ringette player, decided to do something to be supportive. Seven-and-a-half-year-old Talia Segreto decided to cut her more than 12 inches of blonde hair off in support of Kylee Houle, diagnosed with Anaplastic Large Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma In April. […]