Province
AHS Board appoints new Indigenous member
Alberta Health Services (AHS) have appointed Heather Hirsch, an Indigenous woman, and 19-year-veteran in frontline health care, to the Board. […]
Month: December 2016
Columns
National Column: Weak French alienates crucial Quebec support
by Chantal Hebert If the federal Conservatives are looking for a leader liable to hold his or her own against […]
Business
Morinville businesses recognized by their Chamber
The Morinville & District Chamber of Commerce held their annual awards ceremony Wednesday afternoon at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. Awards were presented in 11 categories. Additionally, a number of long service awards were presented ranging from five to 45 years of membership. More than 200 business owners and employees attended the special luncheon.
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Columns
National Column: Can Trudeau counter populist angst?
In his meeting with the Star’s editorial board the other day, Justin Trudeau said some things about the rise of populism in western politics that bear another look.
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Province
Government adds new controls to payday loan laws
Payday lenders are now required to provide all loans with installment plans, with no penalty for early payback. The government says the new rules greatly reduce the interest rate, as well as take measure to keep Albertans from falling into a cycle of borrowing. […]
Province
County pleased with Pembina Pipelines announcement
Pembina Pipeline Corporation has been given the green light under the province’s Petrochemical Diversification Program incentive program. The company has announced they have plans to build their Polypropylene (PP) and Propane Dehydrogenation (PDH) facilities in Sturgeon County’s Alberta’s Industrial Heartland area. […]
Province
Report looks to improve consumer protections in auto industry
Service Alberta Minister Stephanie McLean is accepting recommendations from an independent review to strengthen the Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council (AMVIC).
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Columns
National Column: Another swing and a miss for Alexander
What could former immigration minister Chris Alexander have been thinking?
On Saturday, the federal Conservative leadership hopeful spoke at an Alberta rally against that province’s planned carbon tax. […]
Arts & Culture
MPS puts the cute in Christmas
The Morinville Public School Early Childhood Services (ECS) Christmas Concert was held twice on Monday, once in the afternoon and once in the evening.
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Columns
National Column: Lessons from Trudeau’s electoral reform fiasco
Two lessons can be drawn from the federal government’s electoral reform fiasco last week.
The first is that political parties favour whatever voting system favours them. […]
Arts & Culture
Feliz Navi-Dogma puts Christmas spin on local community talent night
It will be a festive Friday at Higher Grounds Espresso Bar Dec. 9. That’s the night the coffee house’s regular Hot Dogma talent night gets in tune with the season for a Christmas-themed evening of community entertainment called Feliz Navi-Dogma. The event runs at the coffee house from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. […]
Province
Two new petrochemical plants announced, one in Sturgeon County
The province announced two new approved petrochemical plants Monday, projects the government believes will “add jobs, diversify the energy industry and create lasting benefits for Alberta’s economy.”
The two projects process propane extracted from natural gas resources into value-added plastics products used worldwide. The province says the projects have been approved to receive royalty credits under Alberta’s Petrochemicals Diversification Program, announced in February of this year. […]
Local News
Morinville Public School finds PAW-fect reading companion
Students at Morinville Public School were excited to welcome a unique new staff member to their school last Friday, on December 2. This staffer stands out for obvious reasons: she walks on four legs and has a tail. She is the Vice-Principal, Kerri Trombley’s, seven-year-old rescue dog, Bella. […]
Columns
National Column: Electoral reform left lying in ruins
Cut through the spin that has attended the publication this week of the much-awaited conclusions of a special parliamentary committee on electoral reform and what you find is a collective failure to rise above partisan self-interest.
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Local Sports
Morinville Jets win streak extends to seven games
Last week was a great week for the Morinville Jets. The club were three for three, bringing their winning streak to seven straight games.
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Local Sports
Kings take two games over the weekend
The Morinville Kings played a pair of games over the weekend, a Saturday night road trip to Devon to face the Barons and a Sunday afternoon outing against the Eckville Eagles.
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