Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: Wishing You All A Merry Christmas
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We will be closed from Dec. 17 until Jan. 3. […]
Month: December 2021
Local News
St. Jean Baptiste Parish conducting survey and raising funds to rebuild church
The Bells Will Ring Again is the key message behind St. Jean Baptiste Parish’s fundraising efforts to rebuild their church, destroyed by fire June 30, 2021. […]
Crime & Police
RCMP warn public to hold their purses close
St. Albert RCMP would like to warn the community not to leave their purses or wallets unattended. Whether your purse or wallet is in your shopping cart right in front of you at the store… […]
Regional News
Sturgeon County showing off its lights with new interactive holiday lights tour map
Sturgeon County is hoping area residents will take a look at holiday lights throughout the County. They have launched an interactive holiday lights tour map, showcasing some of the most festive light displays at homes, acreages, businesses and farms. […]
Local News
Fill A House campaign raises more than $9000 for Adopt-a-Family program
More than $9,000 was presented to the Morinville Adopt-a-Family program on Wednesday as well as 218 toy donations, 426 food items ad 142toiletries. […]
COVID-19
In-home holiday gatherings open to vaccinated and unvaccinated
Those who are vaccinated and those who are not are free to mingle for the holidays, according to the province’s new rules announced Wednesday. […]
Local News
Council passes 2022 interim budget
The Town of Morinville will be operating on an interim budget from January 1 until potentially the end of the first quarter of 2022. […]
Local Sports
Win and a tie for the Sting over the weekend
The Sturgeon U18 Sting took a win and a tie Friday and Sunday, bringing them to a 9-3-4 record and second place in the Global Health Imports Division. […]
Local Sports
Kings drop one on the road
The Morinville Senior AA Kings fell 7-3 to the Camrose Crush on the road Saturday night. […]
Local Sports
Jets win in OT
The Morinville Junior B Jets had one game last week, a Friday night road trip to St. Albert to face the Merchants. In that contest, the Jets won 3-2 in overtime. […]
Local News
Division 6 by-election decided by one vote
After pulling his name in a draw, Jason Berry is the unofficial winner of the Dec. 13 Sturgeon County Division 6 By-Election. […]
Columns
Opinion: Trudeau needs to make government debt a priority
Sometimes it’s what people don’t say that reveals the most. And the federal government’s failure to mention the deficit or debt in the Throne Speech is all too revealing for taxpayers worried about the erosion of Canada’s national finances. […]
Notices and PSAs
Notice: Military helicopter landing at Stollery Children’s Hospital on December 14
A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-146 Griffon helicopter will be flying from Canadian Forces Base Edmonton to the Stollery Children’s Hospital helipad on December 14, 2021 at approximately 10:00 a.m […]
Morinville News
Shaw seeking Morinville-St. Albert NDP nomination
A well-known political name in Sturgeon County is seeking the nomination for the Alberta NDP in Morinville-St. Albert.
Four-term Sturgeon County councillor Karen Shaw announced Monday she would seek the party’s nod to run in the 2023 provincial election. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Opinion: Let’s call this proposed tax increase what it is
During the taxpayer’s introduction to the budget on Monday, Dec. 6, Financial Services Manager Travis Nosko stated, and I’m paraphrasing here, that to solve Morinville’s operational deficit problem in one year, Council would need to raise taxes by 26%. […]
Local News
Morinville Council Briefs
Community Safety and well-being plan presented, name change approved, Houle district rezoning in the works […]