Business

Rotary urgently looking for students to send on trips

Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia are the points of call for three of five Rotary adventures taking place this spring. The Adventures in Technology program takes place in Saskatoon, the Adventure in Citizenship Program takes place in Ottawa, and the Adventures in Tourism takes place in Kelowna. […]

Obituaries

Obituary Notice: Brenneis, Glenn

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we announce the peaceful passing of our husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, Glenn Brenneis, on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at the of 59 years. […]

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Morinville mandates new rules for those looking to join local committees

Morinville’s council recently approved a policy that guides how members are to be selected for all boards, committees, or commissions established by Council under Provincial legislation, on February 13.

This includes membership for the Town’s Assessment Review Board (ARB), Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB), and the Morinville Public Library Board, among others. […]

Local Sports

Jets sit one and one in second round of playoffs

It was a win and a loss for the Morinville Jets over the Family Day weekend. The Jets entered Round Two fo the 2017 CJHL Playoffs against the Stony Plain Flyers with a 5-2 home-ice win Friday night but fell by the same margin on the road Monday evening. The respective wins leave both clubs evenly matched in the best-of-five series. […]

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Coming up at Town Council

Morinville Town Council is scheduled to hold their monthly Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday night.

The public agenda includes: […]

Local News

Kings season comes to a close

A 6-3 defeat at the hands of the Bonnyville Pontiacs brought the Morinville Senior AA Kings 2016-2017 Playoffs season to a close. Saturday night’s loss was the King’s third in a row in the best-or-five series.
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Local News

MCHS Sr. Boys take bronze

After trailing the W. P. Wagner Warriors 16-12 after the first quarter in Saturday’s MCHS Invitational Tournament bronze game, the Boys came back strong to lead 36-27 at the half. […]

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Cab driver robbed in Sturgeon County

On February 17th, 2017 at approximately 7 p.m. Morinville RCMP responded to an incident involving an assault and theft from a taxi cab driver near the intersection of Highway 642 and Highway 28 (east of Morinville and southwest of Bon Accord). […]

Province

Alberta wildfire season begins March 1

Though snow and ice are still on the ground, Alberta wildland firefighters are gearing up to defend the province and its communities from forest fires.

Human activity caused more than 60 per cent of last year’s wildfires. Last year, 1,338 wildfires burned more than 611,000 hectares, including the Horse River wildfire that spread into Fort McMurray. […]

Columns

National Column: Trying to put genie back in the bottle

Almost a decade ago, Montreal philosopher Charles Taylor – one of Canada’s leading intellectuals – co-presided over a provincial commission on religious accommodation that recommended, among other measures, that Quebec impose a secular dress code on the province’s judges and police forces. […]

Local News

Morinville Mac’s robbed again

On February 15th, 2017 at approximately 9 p.m. a male and female entered the Macs Convenience store located at 9821 100 street in Morinville, Alberta. The two entered the store and the male demanded money and cigarettes. The male had his face partially covered by a bandana. The male produced a can of bear spray and attempted to spray the clerks. The female took some potato chips and acted as a lookout as the male grabbed cash and packages of cigarettes. The two then fled to an awaiting white car. […]