Local News

Morinville Youth Basketball active with variety of programs

Basketball for all ages is happening in Morinville. The Morinville Youth Basketball Association are currently run programs for ages 6 to 8 on up to an adult drop-in program at MCHS.

Morinville Youth Basketball Association President James Bedford told Morinville News the new Mighty Mites program, which started in mid-January, is a free camp running from now until June. […]

Columns

National Column: New wrinkles in Wynne’s foolhardy hydro scheme

Kathleen Wynne is trying to shut down a lawsuit challenging her plans to privatize Hydro One. The Ontario premier would be wiser to simply abandon her foolhardy scheme altogether.

Of all the maladroit moves Wynne has made as premier, privatizing Hydro One is the worst. It creates no economic benefit for the province. Nor does it help the government’s finances. […]

Province

New grant promotes environmental awareness

Non-profit groups interested in educating their communities about climate change have a month to apply for a new grant the government announced Monday.

The province says it is investing $600,000 in the Community Environment Action grant program, something they say will “support all Albertans – young and old, rural and urban – to better understand and address climate change.” […]

Local Sports

Jets shut down Bruins in closing seconds

Lee Gadoury won it for the Morinville Jets Sunday afternoon with a 5-4 finish and 12 seconds on the clock. The win gave the Jets a 26-7-4 record with one game left in the CJHL regular season. […]

Local News

Morinville RCMP investigating theft of cigarettes and merchandise from Mac’s

At approximately 7:50 p.m. on Feb. 4 two males entered the Macs Convenience store located at 9821 100 Street in Morinville. The two males walked around the store and then approached the store clerk requesting two cartons of cigarettes from behind the till. The two males then acted as if they were going to pay for the merchandise and abruptly grabbed the cigarettes and two beverages and ran out of the store without paying to an awaiting vehicle. […]

Local Sports

MCHS Sr Girls place fourth in tournament

The Morinville Community High School Sr. Girls basketball team welcomed seven teams to Morinville Feb. 3 and 4 for the 23rd Annual MCHS Sr. Girls Invitational Tournament.
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Local Sports

Kings drop game one in OT

After sweeping round one of NCHL playoffs in three straight, the Morinville Senior AA Kings fell 5-4 in overtime in the opening game in a best-of-five series against the Bonnyville Pontiacs. […]

Local News

Talk of the town

Above: Korien Sampson and her children are heading to Mexico Feb. 7 to join several members of the Morinville Rotary […]

Sturgeon County

Bon Accord Mayor Boyd not seeking re-election

Bon Accord residents will look for a new mayor in October after current Mayor Randy Boyd announced Friday he would be stepping down as an elected official.

“It has been an honour and a privilege to serve the residents of the Town of Bon Accord over the last ten years”, Boyd said in a media release Friday.
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Local News

Police looking to catch change machine scammer

Morinville RCMP are investigating a three-month-old crime that occurred at Morinville Community High School.

On October 25th, 2016, money was stolen from a change machine located in the common area of the school.
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Province

Government increases veterinary standards

The Veterinary Profession Amendment Act came into effect Feb. 1, ensuring both veterinarians and veterinary technologists adhere to rules on registration, advertising, illegal practices, and continuing education.
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