Business

Sock Store to open in May

A new retail store will open on 100 Street next month, answering the call of countless Morinville residents asking for a place to buy a pair of socks when they need them. […]

Business

If I had $13 million dollars. Participants asked to build a rec centre

More than 50 people gathered at the cultural centre Thursday night to brainstorm and vision how they would spend the $13.75 million in the budget to build an arena/rec facility. Funding options were called for by those who went over the $13 million budget. The exercise gauged whether the public interest in the facility was towards a one-time build or a phased-in approach, and what amenities were the priorities in both approaches. […]

Business

It’s Our business: Yorkshire Rose

A new business opened recently in the Six Stones building on 101 Street, around the corner from Quinn’s Plumbing and Heating. Yorkshire Rose is the product of Julie Puchala, who promises to offer her customers flowers and gifts with attitude by bringing a bit of the Whyte Avenue vibe to Morinville.
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Column: Morinville Housing Report

February, our coldest month yet this winter, showed a decrease in home prices and the number of units sold and a longer number of days it took to sell these homes.
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Chamber speaker offers the five Cs of leadership

Jim Ewing, one of the co-founders of Pro-Vison Solutions, was the guest speaker at the Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting Mar. 4. Ewing’s presentation was called The 5-C Leaders’ Focus and offered five topics for business success: content […]

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Champion Petfoods receives Premier’s Award

Two Morinville businesses were finalists in the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction held in Edmonton Friday night. Champion Petfoods was a finalist in the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction in the Marketing Category, and Smith Music was a finalist in the 2015 Employer of Youth Distinction. […]

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Local Rotarians learn about debt counselling

Linda Mak, Stakeholder Relations Coordinator Money Mentors, was the guest speaker at Rotary Feb. 18. Money Mentors is the only Alberta-based not-for-profit credit counselling agency. They have six offices, including one in […]

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Taekwon-do instructors off to international event

Phoenix Taekwon-do Morinville instructors Tim Abel and David Wandler are off to Rimini, Italy to represent Team Canada at a Taekwon-do World Championship event in June. The two second-degree black belts are part of a team from Phoenix, including Morinville employee Chris Fish, making the trip. […]

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It’s Our Business – Morinville Sports

Morinville Sports Ltd. is a new home-based business in Morinville that is presently looking for a retail location. The company, operated by Scott and Ashley Richardson and family offers skate sharpening, a Fresh Gear machine and just about anything a hockey player needs on and off the ice. […]

Arts & Culture

Martinis and blues to unite for a great night

Great food, great music and martinis are the recipes being cooked up by local chef Doug Adsit and musician Paul Smith. The first of a proposed series of regional cuisine and entertainment nights, Martinis and Blues takes place at Smith Music Feb. 28 and will feature an authentic Louisiana buffet, traditional blues music and martinis. […]

Business

Chamber looking for increased Visitor Information Centre funding

by Tristan Turner

Simon Boersma, President of the Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce, gave a brief presentation on the operations of the local Visitor Information Centre (VIC) during the Dec. 9 Council meeting. The centre offers information about the town and surrounding areas, particularly key tourist locations… […]

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Morinville Housing Report

November seemed to come in like a lamb and out like a lion when it came to the whether this year. I’m sure some of us were quite grateful for the lamb! The lion of the whether at end month definately decreased activity in the housing market, with over half of the offers on single family homes… […]