Local News

Town defends snow removal process

by Colin Smith

A major snowstorm like the one that hit the Morinville last week makes a mess of the roads and streets. It also generates complaints like the one received by the Morinville News from a resident living near Notre Dame School, who noted the snow had not been removed from his street by mid-Sunday morning… […]

Business

Federal government opens summer job funding

by Morinville News Staff

Employers are being invited to apply for Canada Summer Jobs funding through the Canada Summer Jobs program to help create student jobs. Funding will be available to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses… […]

Local News

Open house to address Town’s plan for arena and rec facility

by Colin Smith

An upcoming open house will give Morinville and area residents a chance to find out more about a proposed new regional multi-use recreation centre.

The Dec. 11 open house will provide a recap of all of the input that has been compiled so far from the previous open… […]

Arts & Culture

The week in photos

Little three-week old Cade Northcott was the youngest to visit the man in red at the Breakfast with Santa hosted by the Morinville Lions Club Saturday at the Rendez-Vous Centre. More than 200 attended the breakfast. Proceeds went to the Knights of Columbus Christmas Hamper Program. – Lucie Roy Photo […]

Local News

Weight down – but spirits still up for annual Food Bank food drive

by Morinville News Staff

Bad weather and a decline in school participation contributed to a less than record year for the annual Fill-a-Bus event Thursday and Friday. After a day-one total of 1874 pounds was collected for the Morinville Food Bank Society Thursday afternoon, a foot of snow and plummeting temperatures kept many people at home instead of helping the cause on Friday. Friday’s stops at No Frills and Sobeys Morinville generated another 1672 pounds, bringing the two-day total to 3546 pounds, an amount less than half of 2013’s total of 7,255 pounds of food and household items… […]

Local News

Day one of Fill-A-Bus a good start for annual initiative

by Morinville News Staff

A heavier Morinville Community Bus drove over the weigh scales Thursday afternoon after day one of collecting food and donations for the Morinville Food Bank Society from schools and businesses. A total of 1,874 pounds of food was collected on the first day of collections, roughly a quarter of what was collected in total over two days last year… […]

Local News

Moms group looking to help moms, dads and kids have a good Christmas

by Stephen Dafoe

The Morinville’s Marvelous Moms (MMM) facebook group is breaking away from their smartphones and tablets to put their mission in motion again this holiday season. The 1100 member group, committed to creating positive change in the community, is once again working on their annual Adopt-a-Family campaign, an initiative started in 2012 to help every member of families in need at Christmas. … […]

Local News

Morinville Council Briefs

David Schaefer, Morinville’s Director of Corporate Operations, delivered a report to Council on the topic of Alberta municipal policy on smoking in playgrounds. The report was the result of a motion by Deputy Mayor Stephen Dafoe at the Aug. 26 Council meeting to have Administration see “what other municipalities are doing regarding smoking in/near playgrounds.”… […]

Morinville News

Column: Veterans minister an ocean away amid criticism

by Tim Harper – Toronto Star

The day before auditor general Michael Ferguson exposed for Canadians the government’s slow and
shoddy treatment of veterans seeking mental health help, the minister responsible, Julian Fantino,
was in the neighbourhood… […]

Morinville News

Nov. 26 Print Edition Download

Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Wednesday, and in 1400 mailboxes Wednesday… […]

Morinville News

The week in photos

Sadie Kuzio and Danica McLaren were busy decorating their cookie jar with the assistance of Early Childhood Instructor Jennifer Berry at the Santa’s Workshop held at the cultural centre Nov. 17… […]