People

Rotary Exchange Students arrive in Morinville

Denisa Rajska of Prague, the capital of Czech Republic, and Paula Garzo of Bolivia were invited to the Morinville Rotary Club breakfast meeting held on Wednesday at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre (MCCC) where Garzo made a presentation on Bolivia. […]

Local Sports

Jets corral Mustangs on the road

The Morinville Jets returned from a mid-week road trip Wednesday night with a 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Mustangs. Wednesday night’s win adds another two points to the club’s successful season.

Eighteen games in finds the Jets with a 10-4-4 record and a second place seating in the Capital Junior Hockey League’s West Division. […]

Columns

National Column: Trump casts pall over PM’s Latin American trip

One can run but not hide from the aftershocks of Donald Trump’s presidential victory.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is finding that out first-hand this week as his first trip outside Canada since the American election turns into a damage assessment mission. […]

Province

New grants to advance women’s equality and prosperity

Organizations that improve the lives of women and girls will receive $500,000 in grants from Alberta Status of Women; the government announced Wednesday.

The province says the grants create opportunities for community groups to pilot innovative ideas or expand existing successful projects that help women in Alberta reach their full potential. […]

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Local News

Strategic Plan changes incoming following Council feedback

Council pondered a significant rework of their annual strategic plan document following a broad and nuanced discussion during their regular Committee of the Whole meeting Nov. 15. The document is produced by Administration each year with input from Council. It consists of pillars, areas the municipality wants to focus on, each with goals, sub-goals, and measurements/actions that the Town and Council should take to improve these areas of focus. It is the primary planning document from Council that lays out their focus for the coming year. […]

Arts & Culture

Annual Lite Up the Nite Christmas Festival next weekend

Morinville’s Annual Lite Up the Nite Festival takes place November 25 through 27. Most activities during the weekend festival are free for the entire family. The highlight of the annual event is Saturday evening’s parade, the lighting of St. Jean Baptiste Park and fireworks display. […]

Columns

National Column: U.S. election threatens plans for Canada’s infrastructure

The fallout from Donald Trump’s election victory continues. One casualty could be Justin Trudeau’s ambitious infrastructure plan.

Ironically, that’s because Trump has his own infrastructure scheme. The U.S. president-elect has promised to put $1 trillion over the next decade toward problems such as crumbling highways. […]

Province

$7 million in awards to support Indigenous students’ studies

The Government of Alberta says it is helping prepare Indigenous post-secondary students for success with $7 million in scholarships, part of its Future Ready initiative. Alberta First Nations Colleges and publicly funded post-secondary institutions deliver the program. […]

Local News

Province restores rural road funding

The province says its new Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP) program better meets municipality’s needs. The Government of Alberta has restored funding to STIP as part of its $34.8-billion Capital Plan. […]

Local News

Morinville RCMP investigate armed robbery at Mac’s

On November 13, 2016 at 9:45 p.m. Morinville RCMP received a complaint of an armed robbery that occurred at the Mac’s store. A lone masked male entered the store at 9:42 p.m. brandishing a pocket knife. The male was wearing a red bandana over his mouth and nose, a black toque and sunglasses, and was described as tall with a slim build. The suspect stole cigarette and cash and subsequently fled the scene on foot. […]