Business

Champion Petfoods Named Top Employer

Champion Petfoods was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Small & Medium Employers of 2016 through the Canada’s 100 Top Employers project.

Canada’s Small & Medium Employers recognizes the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that offer the nation’s best workplaces and forward-thinking human resources policies. […]

Business

Easter rabbit looking for some bunny to win

The Easter weekend opens up a number of opportunities for local children to walk away with some Easter treats.

Morinville News has once again partnered with Morinville Physical Therapy for a special Easter egg hunt before the annual Easter Egg hunt Mar. 26. […]

Business

CRB to incubate independent regional economic development

The Capital Region Board (CRB) table will be a “jumping off point” for the development of a new regional economic development entity.

At the CRB’s Mar. 10 meeting, the Board of 24 municipalities in the Capital Region decided against having the Board oversee economic development in the region itself. Instead, the Board opted to “direct administration to facilitate a first meeting of interested parties.” […]

Arts & Culture

The week in photos

Above: Teacher Cyril Binette assists magician Sheldon Casavant with a straight jacket escape by watching the timer. The magician performed […]

Business

Fraud hits one in five small businesses, CFIB says

A Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) report indicates fraudsters have scammed 20 per cent of Canadian businesses over the past year. The organization’s report will be released on March 17. […]

Business

Champion wins provincial award

A pair of local businesses were recognized at the Alberta Chambers Awards Night Feb. 26.

Champion Petfoods was nominated for and won the Marketing Award of Distinction, their third Alberta Chambers Award in […]

Business

Vape shop to offer alternatives and options

Thomas Kirsop smoked his first cigarette at the age of 9. By 15, he was a regular smoker. Though his parents valiantly tried to interrupt the process for several years, he remained a smoker as an adult, smoking a pack-and-a-half a day by his early 30s. […]

Business

Champion Petfoods makes Top 70 Employers for 2016

A defined benefit pension plan and health spending accounts are among the things that make Champion Petfoods LP one of the best employers in the province.

This week the Morinville-based company announced it was recently named one of Alberta’s Top 70 Employers of 2016. […]

Business

Government hopes Chambers can help in hiring Syrian refugees

The Morinville & District Chamber of Commerce brought forth the province’s message to businesses that Syrian refugees need work. Board Member Grant Cree presented on a Jan. 13 meeting with Deputy Minister Andre Corbould that he attended on behalf of the Chamber. […]