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The Midstream Support Society’s 20th Annual Santa Store Charity Auction took place at Coach’s Corner Saturday night. Auctioneer Brad Ward had roughly 50 bidders bidding on 86 lots, raising $12,170 between bids, a special prize draw, and a 50/50 draw. […]
At the Nov. 14 Council meeting, Deputy Mayor Stephen Dafoe spoke on the gap in rules regarding the sale of vaping materials to minors.
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The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program was removed this year from the Morinville Detachment Community Initiatives program due to the time it takes to run the program and to the current shortage of RCMP members. […]
The Senate of Canada celebrated the 150th anniversary of its first sitting Nov. 6 by awarding commemorative medals, struck by the Royal Canadian Mint. The Senate 150th Anniversary Medal commemorates the first time senators came to Ottawa to sit in Parliament on Nov. 6, 1867. […]
Council has unanimously approved a limited number of Morinville residents to own pet pigs after a report to Council from Sgt. William Norton, Manager of Enforcement Services, focusing on three requests to consider issuing permits for different breeds of swine (pig).
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The Seventh Annual Heroes Hockey Challenge (HHC), a series of annual charitable hockey fundraising events taking place in communities across Canada with various National Hockey League (NHL) alumni teams and celebrities, is underway. […]
Municipalities collect education property taxes on behalf of the province through their municipal property tax system. Oil and gas facilities are taxed until there is an abandoned status on the records of the Alberta Energy Regulator. Once abandoned, no assessment is prepared. This government says this process can take several years during which the municipality is required to remit education property tax. […]
The Morinville Community Library will soon be setting up tables in the program room and throughout the library to showcase the many items up for bid during the library’s upcoming Silent Auction Nov. 21 to 25. […]
When We Were Young is a new travelling exhibit on loan to the Musée Morinville Museum and on display until Dec. 6. […]
The Morinville & District Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating seven decades of business and highlighting their 70th anniversary with a formal gala evening Nov. 30 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. […]
Nominations are being sought by the Town of Morinville to determine who has the home with the most community Christmas spirit. […]
Local business owners will have the opportunity to mix, mingle and network Nov. 15 at the Business After Dark event. The gathering runs from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Pleasant Homes, the first local business to host the monthly event designed to give an alternative networking opportunity to the monthly Chamber luncheons. […]
Approximately 1000 Morinville and area residents gathered at the Royal Canadian Legion Saturday for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony. Prior to Remembrance Day, Morinville Community High School, Georges H. Primeau, Ecole Notre Dame, and Morinville Public School all held Remembrance Day ceremonies on Thursday. […]
I walk the line Donald Boutilier sent us this great shot of a critter walking down the train tracks. Lucie […]
Below is a list of many of the local events you can take part in over the next few weeks […]
Since Oct. 1, 1420 vehicles were reported stolen in Alberta’s RCMP jurisdictions. Police say many of the stolen vehicles were left idling vehicles with the keys accessible, a situation that is prompting police to remind motorists about the repercussions of leaving their unsecured vehicle idling. […]
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