Local News
Town conducting mobility study
Town of Morinville Planner Vicki Dodge and Consultant Planner John Buchko attended the Rendez-Vous Coffee Time Tuesday morning to speak with those in attendance. […]
Month: April 2017
Arts & Culture
Talk of the Town
Donald Boutilier sent us the above photo of a bird caught in flight.
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Local Sports
Morinville Jets clean up at CJHL Awards
The Morinville Jets not only had a record breaking year this past season, but they also took home a record number of awards and recognitions from the Capital Junior Hockey League for their 2016-2017 season. […]
Province
Van Djiken and other opposition members join business in urging government for more labour consultations
The Wildrose and Progressive Conservative caucuses have joined representatives from Alberta’s business community in calling on the NDP government to “extend and enhance the consultation process” in its review of the Labour Relations and Employment Standards Codes. […]
Local News
Morinville Council meetings to be live streamed
Town Administration will be starting a pilot project to live stream Town Council meetings to Facebook within the next few months after a motion by Councillor Brennan FitzGerald. […]
Province
Province offering energy efficiency rebates
The government announced Tuesday that their new Energy Efficiency Alberta program would support homeowners and local Alberta contractors through rebates up to $3,500 for insulation, tankless hot water heaters, and windows.
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Columns
National Column: Why Trump reversed himself and attacked Syria
How to explain Donald Trump’s radical about-face on Syria, Russia and China? Analysts are at a loss.
Leaders do change their views. But the U.S. president’s sudden transformation from isolationist America Firster to big-time global policeman boggles even the most jaded of minds.
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Local News
Council approves lights for South Glens
Morinville will be getting a little brighter following a unanimous vote from Council approving new street lights at one of the Town’s highest volume intersection and street. The lights are to be installed along Cardiff Road up to 100 Street (Cardiff Corner) at a price tag not to exceed $105,000.
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Local News
Garage Sale Grandmas volunteer for important cause
For the past few years, Hands Across the Sea (HATS) have been raising funds for the Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, an organization that provides assistance to the plight of African grandmothers, something Lewis became aware of in his role as Special Ambassador to Africa for the United Nations. […]
Local News
Tax penalty reduction Bylaw passes First Reading
The First Reading of a revised bylaw proposed by Councillor Stephen Dafoe on reducing penalties for late property tax payers passed unanimously at Council’s regular meeting Apr. 11.
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Local News
Municipal taxes go up .38% – 1.59% with school taxes
Morinville taxpayers should expect next years’ tax bill to go up by a few bucks a month following Council’s approval of 2017’s tax rates in a unanimous vote from Council for 2nd and 3rd Reading of the Tax Bylaw.
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Columns
National Column: Sunny haze descends on Liberals’ pot plans
Justin Trudeau wants Canadians to see his plan to legalize marijuana as a massive government intervention to save the country’s youth from the perils of cannabis. […]
Columns
National Column: Trudeau following Trump’s dangerous path on Syria
In his approach to the Syrian civil war, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is consistent in at least one respect. He consistently supports the dangerously inconsistent approach of Donald Trump.
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Editorial & Opinion
Letter: How do we say Thank You to Morinville?
I’ve spent the last year thinking about how say thank you? The words say what I mean, yet they don’t seem enough. How do you express your gratitude to a community who opened their doors and hearts, gave you a sense of hope, and tried to help you find some normality during a time of chaos? Can a simple Thank You portray the everlasting impact of genuine kindness and love that a community showered on my family? […]
Arts & Culture
Library hoping to have their cake … and it eat it, too
A 50th-anniversary celebration needs a cake, and the Morinville Community Library is hoping to find a baker to craft a custom cake for that half century milestone celebration later this year on Sept. 9.
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Local News
Morinville RCMP Welcomes new interim Detachment Commander
Chief Superintendent Jerry Scott, District Commander for Central Alberta District, is pleased to announce that Sergeant Dale Kendall of the Stony Plain Detachment will be taking up an interim position as the Detachment Commander of Morinville Detachment. The Town of Morinville was consulted in the selection of Sergeant Kendall to fill this role. […]