Month: May 2017

Arts & Culture

Talk of the Town

May 28, 2017 Comments Off on Talk of the Town

Another successful Reuse it or “Loose” it event was held at the Skyline Ball Diamonds on Saturday, allowing area residents to drop off their unwanted items and others to take items they had a use for.
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Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: Mock collision an important high school event

May 25, 2017 Comments Off on Editorial: Mock collision an important high school event

Sirens screamed through the streets behind Morinville Community High School (MCHS) Wednesday morning. Police, paramedics, and firefighters arrived at the scene of a two-vehicle collision that claimed the life of one teenager, sent another to the hospital, and saw a third charged with impaired driving. Then everyone took off the theatrical makeup and went back to class. […]

Columns

National Column: Nomination stokes fear of watchdogs on leashes

May 25, 2017 Comments Off on National Column: Nomination stokes fear of watchdogs on leashes

At this time last year, Madeleine Meilleur was a long-serving cabinet minister in the Liberal government of Kathleen Wynne. Over her 13 years at Queen’s Park she held a number of portfolios under two premiers. Her initial time in the legislature coincided with the Ontario tenure of both of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aides Katie Telford and Gerald Butts. […]

Province

Albertans to have protected sick leave

May 25, 2017 1

Workers will have up to five days of job protection a year for personal sickness or short-term care of an immediate family member if the government’s new Fair and Family-friendly Workplaces Act passes. Additionally, the Act would also allow for 16 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for long-term illness or injury.
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Local News

Who’s in and who’s out? Morinville Council talks Election 2017

May 25, 2017 8

If you’re looking for the Coles Notes version of it, here is goes: Morinville will have a new Mayor come October (which, of course, means Lisa Holmes has officially announced she will not seek re-election for the Town’s top job). Barry Turner is eyeing that position though—well, maybe. Some on council have decided they will run again, and some have decided they will not. Two councillors have expressed they are still undecided.
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Arts & Culture

Morinville Public School producing another comedy

May 24, 2017 Comments Off on Morinville Public School producing another comedy

After two successful comedic productions, Morinville Public School (MPS) will put on their third comedic play June 5 and 6 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre.

The Internet is Distract–OH LOOK A KITTEN! by Ian McWeth is pretty much what the title implies.

“It’s […]

Province

Government looking to modernize Alberta’s workplace legislation

May 24, 2017 Comments Off on Government looking to modernize Alberta’s workplace legislation

The Fair and Family-friendly Workplaces Act would support family-friendly workplaces and bring Alberta’s standards into alignment with the rest of Canada, the government said Wednesday.

The government says the proposed changes are the result of previous government reviews as well as consultations with Albertans in a variety of sectors. More than 7,000 submissions were received.
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Business

The Buzz on Bees in Morinville

May 23, 2017 1

Urban beekeeping is now allowed in the Town Morinville. A new bylaw—the Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw, which came into effect on Jan. 1 this year—allows for backyard apiaries (a structure where honey bee hives are kept) by way of a special permit issued by the Town. […]

Arts & Culture

Talk of the Town

May 21, 2017 Comments Off on Talk of the Town

The Thursday night Perogies and Kubasa & Nestor Pistor was a sold event with over 300 in attendance. Entertainment included […]