Local Sports
Morinville Sports Shorts
The 25th Annual Lions Western Canadian Challenge Volleyball Tournament held 17-19 October, ended on Saturday afternoon with the awarding of trophies. […]
Month: October 2019
Local News
Council compensation could increase if new policy approved
A draft Council Remuneration Policy will seek to bring the pay of Morinville Council members closer to that of comparable municipalities. […]
Local News
Town creates policy on Administration pay
A newly developed Administration Compensation Policy for Morinville is intended to help the Town recruit and retain a skilled workforce in the face of competition for talent from other regional municipalities. […]
Business
Chamber presents to Council on high business taxes
Morinville businesses are paying $368,681 more in property tax this year than in 2018 according to the Chamber of Commerce, which is calling for a re-examination of business taxation.
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Local Sports
Back-to-back wins for the Kings over the weekend
The Kings stretched their winning streak to four straight games over the weekend with victories over Devon and Eckville. The Senior AA team hit the road to take on Devon Friday night and returned with a 6-4 win over the Barons. Saturday night, the Kings took on the visiting Eckville Eagles and emerged with a narrow 3-2 win. […]
Local News
Councillor requests stats on off-leash dogs and roaming cats
Morinville has a dog problem, believes Councillor Stephen Dafoe, who put the issue of dogs at large on the agenda for Council’s October 15 Committee of the Whole meeting. […]
Local News
Library and Museum present their budget requests to Council
Morinville Library is seeking a five per cent increase in funding for 2020. The Morinville Library Board has requested a $505,000 budget to operate the library next year.
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Business
Morinville Chamber recognizes local business excellence
The Morinville & District Chamber of Commerce held its annual Awards Night Gala Thursday evening at the cultural centre with a Champagne and Stars theme. […]
Crime & Police
St. Albert RCMP Warn about rise in thefts of catalytic converters
St. Albert RCMP are seeing a rise in thefts of catalytic converters in St. Albert, particularly when the vehicle is left parked for a few hours or overnight in shopping mall or store parking lots, in front of closed businesses and in industrial areas.
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Crime & Police
Morinville RCMP make arrest following school lockdowns in Legal
Morinville RCMP say they arrested an adult male following an investigation a man believed to be intoxicated in the lobby of the Legal School. […]
Crime & Police
Morinville RCMP charge driver with failing to yield to pedestrian in early morning collision
On October 16 at approximately 7:50 a.m. police responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision in the crosswalk at 100 Avenue, across from the Morinville Community High School.
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Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Voter not happy with Morinville advance polls
My mother and I voted on Oct 14th. There were three poll desks set up at the Rendez Vous Centre. For most of the time we had to wait, two of them had only one or two people at them while the third had 14-16 people waiting in line. […]
Province
Alberta to participate in Opioids class action
The province announced Tuesday it will participate in the proposed class action filed in British Columbia to recoup costs of opioids from opioid manufacturers and distributors.
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Local News
Community Needs Assessment findings headed to budget deliberations
The findings of the Community Needs Assessment study done in Morinville this summer will become part of the 2020 budget deliberations after Council received the final report at its October 8 regular meeting. […]
Local Sports
Midget AA Sting win at home and earn player of the game
Four games into the season, the Sturgeon Midget AA Sting are sitting at 2-2-0 . Saturday’s home game against the Sherwood Park Oilers resulted in a 4-1 win for the Sting, and a significant pat on the back for one of their players. […]
Local Sports
Kings win on the road
The Morinville Senior AA Kings had their second consecutive win of the early season on the road Saturday night, taking down the Bonnyville Pontiacs 10-3. Saturday’s win brings the Kings’ record to 2-0-0. […]