Crime & Police
RCMP reminding drivers of the importance of intersection safety
Alberta RCMP are reminding drivers to maintain safe driving habits on all types of roads, including intersections, in both urban and rural areas. […]
Month: January 2020
Local News
Jets defeat Hawks
The Morinville Jets’ second game of the year was a 10-5 victory over the visiting Fort Saskatchewan Hawks (14-10-7). […]
Morinville News
Descendents looking to keep pioneer woman’s memory alive
Two women 11,000 kilometres apart have launched a new Facebook Group to preserve the memory and legacy of Sarah Rondeau after learning the Morinville pioneer woman was their great-great-grandmother. […]
Local News
Book Bites: Winter Reading Program [video]
The Library’s Winter Reading Program is on now until the end of February. Watch the video above where Public Services Librarian Alliah Krahn provides the details about the program and the prizes you can win. […]
Local Sports
Morinville Kings regular season could be decided by one point
Friday night’s 5-3 win over the Westlock Warriors has kept the Morinville Senior AA Kings at the top of the North Central Hockey League standings with 23 points. But it is no guarantee of a first-place finish, even with one game left to play. […]
Arts & Culture
Fleetwood Mac experience coming to Morinville
Mac Daddy: The Fleetwood Mac Experience will be at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre on Saturday, Jan. 25. […]
Local Sports
Back-to-Back wins for the Midget Sting
It was a four-point weekend for the Sturgeon Midget AA Sting over the weekend. The Sting started the weekend with an 8-2 win over the visiting Wainwright Polar Kings.
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Local Sports
Morinville Sr. Girls take bronze at SPA tournament
Some fourth-quarter three-pointer connections gave Morinville Community High School’s Sr. Girls a third-place finish in the SPA Tournament over the weekend. […]
Local News
École Morinville Public School holds grand re-opening
The École Morinville Public School’s Grand Re-Opening took place Thursday night with a look at the new spaces, the Makerspace Room and Learning Commons.
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Crime & Police
St. Albert RCMP arrest and charge two from Edmonton for catalytic converter theft
Two males from the Edmonton area were arrested and charged with Theft Under $5000. Both males, who police have not named, are to appear in St. Albert Provincial Court on February 10, 2020.
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People
Nominations open for Alberta Order of Excellence
Albertans are encouraged to nominate remarkable citizens, leaders, and innovators for membership in Alberta’s highest honour, the Alberta Order of Excellence.
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Crime & Police
Tax scam making the rounds, RCMP say
The past few weeks have seen RCMP receiving complaints about phone calls from individuals claiming to be from Canada Revenue Agency and the RCMP. Police say callers claim that the potential victim owes money in taxes which must be paid as soon as possible. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: Another three papers bite the dust
Another three community newspapers will come to a halt next week. Postmedia is shutting down the Lacombe Globe, Edson Leader, and Hinton Parklander because they are losing money. […]
Province
Government seeking input on future of agriculture research
The provincial government is gathering feedback on the future of agriculture research in Alberta though engament sessions and an online survey, the latter open until Jan. 31. […]
Crime & Police
Alberta RCMP urging winter vacation planning in light of break-and-enters
There were more than 430 residential break-and-enters in Alberta RCMP jurisdictions in January of 2019, and more than 4,850 from January to November. Alberta RCMP are advising Albertans to add home and property security to their winter vacation planning this year.
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Business
Canada Revenue Agency gets D Grade with CFIB
A new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) says the level of service and information small businesses receive from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)’s call centre has dropped. […]