Local Sports
Morinville Kings season ends after series pushed to limit
by Stephen Dafoe The Morinville Kings were hoping to take Sunday afternoon’s home game and the best-of-five playoff series, but […]
Year: 2020
Local News
Town consolidates five Bylaws into one with new Community Standards Bylaw
Morinville now has a new set of guidelines for public behaviour, with the passage of the Community Standards Bylaw by Town Council at its Feb. 25 Regular Meeting.
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Morinville Sports Shorts
Congratulations to the Orijen Sabretooths U15 team coached by Samantha Ringuette. The team won 54-48 vs Northwest to take gold. […]
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All gold weekend for MCHS Basketball
Three Morinville Community High School basketball teams played in tournaments over the weekend, and all three returned to Morinville with gold.
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Midget AA Sting start playoffs this week
The Sturgeon Midget AA Sting ended the 2019-2020 regular season with a 10-1 victory over the visiting Knights of Columbas Colts. […]
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Morinville Jets’ playoff season comes to a close
Despite providing area fans with some of their best hockey this season over two Capital Junior Hockey League playoff rounds, the Morinville Junior B Jets season came to an end Saturday night with a 4-0 loss to the North Edmonton Red Wings. […]
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Westwinds development getting lights and lanes
Street improvements in the Westwinds area will go ahead at a cost of $2.65 million following a decision by Town Council at its Feb. 25 Regular Meeting. […]
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Sturgeon keeping the public in its corporate name
Sturgeon Public Schools will retain the word Public in its corporate name following a written request to Education Minister Adriana LaGrange. The province’s new Education Act, released last fall, required the removal of the word Public from School Division names.
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Maxwell recognized by Town for 46+ years of service
The retirement recognition for Mr. Garry Maxwell took place at the Feb. 25 Regular Council meeting. […]
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Morinville votes to join Regional Transit Commission
Morinville Town Council has put its support behind efforts to develop a regional transit system in the Edmonton metropolitan area.
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Business
Business optimism slightly up in February, CFIB says
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) February Business Barometer shows Alberta’s small business confidence up 2.6 points from January to improved slightly to an index of 39.6, still well below the national index of 60.5 points. CFIB considers an index between 65-70 an indication of a strong economy. […]
Local Sports
The pressure is on the Morinville Jets
The Morinville Jets will need to sweep the remaining two games in a best-of-five series with the North Edmonton Red Wings if they are to move on to the Capital Junior Hockey League’s semi-finals playoff series. […]
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Morinville schools and Town participate in Pink Shirt Day
Lift Each Other Up was the slogan of this year’s Pink Shirt Day, which took place Feb. 26. The focus as in other years has been to raise awareness about bullying and cyberbullying.
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Morinville’s Sgt. Norton receives provincial honour
The Alberta Emergency Service Medal (AESM), a Provincial Medal that honours personnel who are involved in supporting emergency prevention, preparedness and response, and recognizes good conduct for those with more than 12 years of service was presented to Morinville Community Peace Officer Sgt William Norton. […]
Columns
Column: Morinville Physical Therapy answers questions about nutrition
We continue to be committed to improving our skills over at Morinville Physical Therapy in order to better serve our patients. Dana Vinge has just completed a certification in nutrition coaching and is eager to begin helping interested individuals with their nutrition and health goals. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Rural health care is under assault, and the culprit is your own government.
Jason Kenney gave a $4.7-billion handout to profitable corporations. Now he’s forcing rural communities to pay for it by cutting deeply into the healthcare families rely on. […]