Columns
National Column: U.S. and Russia come close to the brink in Syria
by Thomas Walkom Civil wars are complicated and dangerous. As Canada was reminded this week in Syria, outsiders who choose […]
Month: June 2017
Province
Province offering solar rebates for homeowners, businesses and non-profits
The government has chosen the beginning of summer to launch Energy Efficiency Alberta’s $36-million Residential and Commercial Solar Program.
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Business
Ice cream will help local youth
Morinville Sobeys is exchanging tasty ice cream for $2 donations this Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Morinville Youth Programming was selected as the charity in Morinville for the company’s Canada Screams for Ice Cream campaign and Kids Paying-it-Forward program. […]
Local News
Morinville Legion more than people think
Flipping burgers and wieners on a grill outside the Morinville Fish and Game Association clubhouse on Fathers’ Day to feed granddads and dads and their sons and daughters may not be what people envision when someone mentions the Royal Canadian Legion. But the Legion is more than the familiar military cut suits seen by so many when the Legion Colour Guard leads parades during festivals and on Remembrance Day.
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Local News
St. Lucia rescue dog enjoying a new life in Morinville home
Features and her brother Pancake were driven off by their mother so she could save the other pups. Features had six seizures in the first hour after she was found, due to dehydration. She had only hours to live. Both Features and Pancake were rescued by Don Summers and Doris Jolicoeur, former Morinville residents and realtors featured in a May 31 Morinville News story. […]
Province
Government says Classroom Improvement Fund will help students
The Government of Alberta is investing an additional $75 million to benefit students and teachers during the 2017-18 school year.
Minister David Eggen announced the Classroom Improvement Fund (CIF) Tuesday morning, but the CIF was part of the central agreement reached between the Alberta Teachers’ Association and the Teachers Employer Bargaining Association in May. […]
Columns
National Column: Lebel’s departure sets up intriguing byelection
With the resignation on Monday of former Conservative minister Denis Lebel, all is in place for a mid-mandate testing of the federal waters in Quebec.
With three of the four opposition parties featuring new leaders, the byelection to be held in the riding of Lac-Saint-Jean – possibly before the end of the year – will be a must-watch.
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Morinville News
Canada’s 150th to be celebrated in SJB Park
The Morinville Historical & Cultural Society are organizing Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations locally, and like the last several years, the Society is planning a big bash in St. Jean Baptiste Park.
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Province
Government encouraging women to run in municipal election
Status of Women has been working across Alberta to increase the number of women running for office in the Oct. 16 municipal elections. The deadline for people to declare their candidacy is Sept. 18.
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Local News
MCHS students spiking success on the volleyball court
Two local teens have burst onto Alberta’s volleyball scene in a big way.
Carter Hills and Andrew Seguin, grade 10 students from Morinville Community High School (MCHS), have taken their sport by storm. Lately, they’ve been spending their time winning championships, being recognized as tournament All-Stars, and receiving invitations to try-out with volleyball’s best-of-the-best. […]
Arts & Culture
Some familiar faces will run Fable Day Care
Above: Ellise Johson (left) and Bonnie Provost cut the ribbon on Fable Day Care Center. – Submitted Photo by Stephen […]
Columns
National Column: More questions cloud Ottawa’s plan to help media
A Commons committee charged with looking into Canada’s troubled media has suggested an implicit bargain.
On one hand, through a series of tax changes and grants, the government would offer financial support to traditional and new media companies. […]
Local News
Morinville residents rate their councillors
According to the Town’s 2017 Resident Survey, about 56% of people from Morinville believe their Council is doing an effective job. […]
Arts & Culture
Talk of the Town
Above: Ethan Jones had a great time riding in the helicopter at Festival Days yesterday. Thanks to his mom for […]
Local News
United Steel Workers support JMMF
The United Steel Workers Local 1207 have presented the Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation (JMMF) with a cheque for $33,000. The monies were presented Sunday morning at the start of the JMMF run during Festival Days. Ray White, President of the United Steel Workers Local 1207, Ivana Niblett, Chairperson of the Women’s Committee, and Scott Ruston, 1st Vice- President presented the cheque to Lynne Rosychuk, President of the Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation (JMMF). […]
Arts & Culture
Morinville and Alexander raise Treaty 6 flag for second time
The Town of Morinville and Alexander First Nation raised the Treaty Six flag Saturday morning for the second time in as many years. […]