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Heritage Lake stocked with 2800 trout
On Wednesday morning 800 Brown Trout and 2000 Rainbow were stocked at Heritage Lake.
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Morinville raises the Pride Flag
Mayor Barry Turner proclaimed June 2020 “Pride Month” in Morinville and on Tuesday the raising of the Pride Flag took place at Town Hall. […]
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Roadwork overlap a necessary frustration, Town says
Much needed work on Morinville streets is now underway, but some residents think it’s too much of a good thing. […]
Crime & Police
UPDATED: Morinville RCMP execute search warrant leading to seizure of multiple stolen vehicles
Morinville RCMP has arrested an adult male and female with charges pending after executing a search warrant in Sturgeon County Friday.
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Strategic Plan includes specific initiatives for councillors
by Colin Smith The Town of Morinville has a new strategic plan for the next two years. The 2020-2021 Strategic […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Curbside pickup coming to the Morinville Community Library
Morinville Community Library patrons will once again be able to borrow items, including books, movies, and video games, from the library. Curbside pickup services will begin Monday, June 1, 2020. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Sturgeon Public Schools approves 2020/2021 budget with program and staffing reductions
This evening [May 27], the Board of Trustees, Sturgeon Public Schools, approved the 2020 / 2021 Budget. Although the Board was able to protect class sizes for students in Kindergarten to Grade Three, reductions to programming and staffing across every school and department will result. Our Early Childhood Programs will also experience significant cuts. […]
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Council Briefs: Council to consider pay cut, new bylaw on manufactured houses
Councillor Stephen Dafoe has given notice of a motion that would see Morinville Council cut its pay for the rest of the year.
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Area residents encouraged to take action on Clean Air Day
Fort Air Partnership, an organization that continuously monitors and reports on outdoor air quality in and around the Industrial Heartland, is hoping area residents will take time on June 3, Clean Air Day, to reflect on the value of clean air activities individuals can do that impact air quality. […]
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Our Morinville: The Week In Photos
South Glens residents held their first food drive for the Morinville Food Bank over the weekend. As the submitted photo shows, it was a success. […]
Business
Town awards funding to five businesses for storefront improvements
Morinville’s 2020 budget included an economic development initiative to help improve the look of Morinville’s downtown core. The Storefront Improvement program had $50,000 allocated for this year to provide up to $10,000 in matching dollars to businesses improving their storefronts.
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Town of Morinville extends online component of census to June 15
With COVID-19 hampering the Town’s ability to send census takers door to door, the Town of Morinville has extended its online component of the census by one month to June 15. .
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Business
Chamber looking for board members ahead of AGM
The Morinville & District Chamber of Commerce is holding its Annual General Meeting on June 10th. The meeting, a virtual one due to COVID-19, will introduce Chamber members to the new Board of Directors. […]
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Food Bank receives $4000 worth of groceries from Sobeys
Morinville Sobeys franchise owners Shaun and Susie Thompson, along with staff members, helped load $4000 worth of groceries in the back of Ken Skjersven from the Morinville Food Bank’s truck on Friday. […]
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Morinville’s main street to have chip seal ground off and then be re-paved east of the rail crossing to East Boundary Road starting May 25 weather dependent
The Government of Alberta issued a travel advisory Tuesday advising motorists to expect travel delays on the east side of Morinville for the next three weeks, as Highway 642 is reduced to one lane in each direction.
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Our Morinville: The Week in Photos
a few of the shots our and reader’s cameras caught this week. […]