Morinville News
Column: Joe Morinville
With the election over with we can all go back to raking up the leaves and getting ready for winter. This week I’m looking at all the signs the election is over and winter is coming… […]
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Morinville News
Holmes wins pending recount
by Ashley Janes
Morinville – Lisa Holmes was unofficially elected to be Mayor of Morinville Monday night. However, before Holmes can officially become town mayor, election staff must conduct a recount. Roughly two and a half hours after the polls closed… […]
Sturgeon County
Sturgeon County results
The following are the unofficial results of the Sturgeon County Municipal Election. […]
Morinville News
Morinville goes to the polls
Morinville – On Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, polls opened and residents voted in Morinville’s latest civic election. With an estimated 5,800 eligible voters, turnout reached 41 per cent, which is 2 per cent lower than the 2010 election.
There were 2,356 votes cast for mayor and at 10:33 p.m. the count revealed that Lisa Holmes had the highest number with 1,034 votes, Sheldon Fingler following close behind her with 1,016 votes. Shortly after the results were released, Fingler’s campaign manager, Paula Hittinger, announced that they were requesting a recount: “An eighteen vote separation is… […]
Legal
Legal goes to the polls
by Lucie Roy Legal – Residents in Legal went to the polls Monday to elect five Council members from among […]
Morinville News
Morinville and Area Adopt-A-Pet Oct. 21 edition
The Morinville News has teamed up with the Morinville Veterinary Clinic once again to help get some of our community’s […]
Local Sports
Morinville Sports Shorts
Photos by Lucie Roy and Stephen Dafoe… […]
Morinville News
Local Career Centre forced to close its doors
by Ashley Janes
Morinville – The Career Employment and Counselling Services (CECS) centre in Morinville will be shutting down after learning that the provincial government will not be renewing their contract, set to expire on Dec. 31. Centre Manager Charmin Rockwell said CECS was not given an extension in their contract due to funding cutbacks… […]
Local News
The week in photos
Morinville Chef Cole Dribnenky took part in the 3rd Annual Communities ChooseWell Iron Chef Challenge competition Saturday, an initiative to promote healthy eating and the use of local foods. The competition featured teams of one adult and one youth chef preparing healthy dishes using local ingredients. Cole’s partner was Chef Phil Hughes of Premium Food Services in Legal… […]
Morinville News
Obituary: VOYER, JOSEPH “JACK”
Obituary: VOYER, JOSEPH “JACK” 1930 ~ 2013 On October 5, 2013 Joseph “Jack” Voyer passed away peacefully at the Sturgeon […]
Morinville News
St. Jean Baptiste renovations about to be revealed
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The scaffolding that has been the platform for a $500,000 restoration project for St. Jean Baptiste Church will come down this week, giving residents and parishioners their first real look at the work that has been underway since the beginning of May.
The St. Jean Baptiste Parish received a $250,000 Western Diversification Grant Mar. 12, the maximum matching dollars available for the $343,538.97 raised in the community last fall during the People for the Steeple Campaign… […]
Morinville News
Oct. 16 print edition download
We were alerted by a reader that this week’s electronic version of our print edition was not uploaded. Our apologies for that. Better late than never… […]
Local Sports
Volleyball tournament gets underway
Place holder – story to follow in the morning […]
Local News
Chamber picks its winners
Morinville – It was a walk along Boardwalk and Park Place for local business owners Thursday night. The Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce held their annual awards night at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre, this year with a Monopoly theme. Awards were given out for home-based, small, medium, and large businesses of the year, as well as awards recognizing volunteerism, longterm contributions and youth entrepreneurial spirit. Chamber members were also recognized for years of membership… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter to Editor: The Search for A Good Leader
In less than a week our municipal election will be over and residents will have four years to find out if they voted for the right candidates. As you decide who will best represent the interests of your community here are a few points to keep in mind…
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Editorial & Opinion
Morinville forum draws about 200 [AUDIO]
Photos by Lucie Roy
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Morinville, the All Candidates Froum was attended by more than 200 residents who came to hear the candidates speak.
For the first part of the program the candidates drew numbers before hand for their speaking order and each was allowed three minutes to speak from the podium to the audience. Afterwards the candidates moved to individually assigned tables located around the hall… […]