People
Legion rolls out the red carpet for area seniors
Morinville Legion Br. 176 held their 4th Annual Senior’s Spring Fling on Tuesday at the Branch with more than 125 in attendance from Morinville, Legal and Sturgeon County.
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Month: April 2018
Columns
National Column: Ford knows there is more to politics than facts, details
There’s a canny logic behind Doug Ford’s often outrageous campaign behaviour.
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Business
Chamber Annual General Meeting coming up in June
The Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce will be holding their Annual General Meeting June 6 at the Morinville Community Centre from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Chamber Chatter
Here is a list of our upcoming Chamber events. […]
Province
OHS changes detailed for Alberta employers
Updated information about the new Occupational Health and Safety rules that come into effect June 1 are now available for Alberta employers.
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Columns
National Column: Liberals reach left, Tories should worry
Parsing a blind copy of the weekend’s Liberal resolutions, one would be forgiven for confusing it with an embryonic NDP election platform. […]
Columns
National Column: Beer ruling confirms provinces’ clout
At a time when federal-provincial tensions are on the rise, two court rulings this week offer a timely reminder that the Constitution does not cast the provinces as junior partners of a unitary federation. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: County couple grateful for nomination
Norm and I would like to Thank Sturgeon Rural Crime Watch Association for nominating us for the Sturgeon Proud Awards for volunteering. They were presented on Wednesday evening at the Sturgeon County Dinner. It was such a nice evening. Kudos to all the County staff for a job well done.
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Business
Chamber informs council they want low business taxes to stay
The representative body of Morinville’s business owners has let Council know loud and clear what they want: keep business taxes low, even if it means residential taxes must go up. This comes after a presentation from Shaun Thompson, President of the Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce presented to Council at their monthly Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting. The Chamber request is in opposition to recent discussions at Council about potentially splitting Morinville’s mill rates or at least having a discussion about the topic. […]
Arts & Culture
The Week in Photos
The Morinville Centennial Community Gardens held a Down & Dirty Earth Day Workshop on Sunday afternoon. The event included messy crafts, learning about endangered species of animals, composting and each attendee made their own terrarium to take home. […]
Province
New Bill could see fines for overcharging on electricity and natural gas
Electricity and natural gas service providers that send out late bills or overcharging consumers could face penalties if the government passes An Act to Secure Alberta’s Electricity Future.
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Local News
Morinville Youth Leadership group impresses council on mental health presentation
Morinville’s Youth Leadership group, a Town program designed to engage young people in local issues, made their first major presentation to Council at their Committee of the Whole meeting to universal praise from Council. The group, entirely made up of youth aged 12-14, presented to Council their concerns and action plans to deal with two major concerns to them: tobacco/vaping use and mental health. […]
National News
Conservatives accuse Liberals of Carbon Tax cover-up
Conservative Shadow Minister for Finance Pierre Poilievre accused the Liberal government of having a carbon-tax cover-up and called on the government to tell Canadians how much more families will pay when it comes into effect. […]
Arts & Culture
Lions, Rendez-Vous and Morinville News partner for volunteer awards
Volunteer Appreciation Week came to a close in Morinville Friday night with the Annual Lions Club Citizen of the Year event at the Rendez-Vous, an evening of honouring Morinville and Sturgeon County community volunteers with three distinct awards. […]
Province
Survey seeks input on school transportation
The Government of Alberta is seeking input from Albertans on what changes should be made to the current student transportation eligibility criteria. […]
Arts & Culture
Government offering grants for Alberta Culture Days events
Alberta Cultural Days won’t take place until the end of September, but the Government of Alberta is open to receiving grant applications for cultural events this fall.
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