Local News

Province offering loan support to family farms and small feedlots

The province announced Wednesday it is increasing the provincial loan guarantee to $100 million from $55 million for cattle and sheep producers buying and feeding livestock for market.

The Feeder Association Loan Guarantee Program began in 1936 and has guaranteed $9 billion in private financing to livestock feeders since that time. The province says there are 46 local feeder associations and 3,500 livestock producers who are members of their local feeder associations in Alberta. […]

Columns

National Affairs: Popcorn ready for double feature

For political junkies, a compelling double program is unfolding in Montreal courts this week. In one courtroom, the sponsorship scandal is coming back to life and in another Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s undertaking of a new partnership with Canada’s indigenous people is being put to a test. […]

Local News

A ray of sunshine rises over Morinville

A 12-year-old Morinville gardener wowed judges in the Best Gardens Contest so much in 2014; they made a special category on the spot to reward the boy. He followed up with another win the next year but stayed away from competing this year because he said he “wanted to give someone else a chance.” […]

Local News

SVS releases their Pokemon No! contest

Sturgeon Victim Services is announcing a fun, fact-filled virtual treasure hunt called POKEMON? NO! as a way to increase public awareness of the program in the Sturgeon region. […]

Local News

Talk of the Town

Thursday night’s Active Living Fair offered residents a chance to learn about recreational and club activities in town as well as see a number of demonstrations, including Zumba and Taekwon-do. […]

Business

Ambrose packs Chamber luncheon

Interim Conservative Party of Canada Leader and Sturgeon River-Parkland MP the Honourable Rona Ambrose was the guest speaker at the Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce’s luncheon Sept. 7, packing the cultural centre with 117 local Chamber members, Rotarians, and guests from inside and outside the community. […]