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Morinville RCMP Detachment has sought input from the Town on its priorities for policing in the upcoming year
The detachment annually requests input from municipal stakeholders to help establish their top three policing priorities for the upcoming year. […]
Morinville residents along with other Albertans will be contributing more to the provincial government led by Premier Jim Prentice to help make up the shortfall in its 2015 budget, brought down today.
However the town itself may not suffer from cutbacks to provincial funding for community services and capital projects. […]
Roger Smolnicky, Director of Recreation and Community Services for the Town of Rocky Mountain House, spoke to Council at their Mar. 24 meeting on the Operational Approach to Recreation Facilities.
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Council had a mild agenda and six members at the Mar. 24 meeting. Councillor Nicole Boutestein was not in attendance due to being on vacation, leaving six members to do the voting. […]
Morinville RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 40-year-old Eileen KOE. Eileen is a resident of the North West Territories and is currently visiting Edmonton. […]
The tragedy of a woman’s death will be used as the motivation for triumph – the triumph of completing 5- to 10-kilometre runs and the triumph of raising funds to provide safe shelter for victims of abuse. The Jessica Martel Memorial Run, set to take place June 21 pays tribute to the memory of Martel, killed by her common law husband
in April of 2009. Organized by the Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation (JMMF), the group is hoping to raise in excess of $20,000 from the event, monies that will fund various initiatives to support victims of domestic violence. […]
The Alberta government will invest $7.9 million to add 42 units to the current 45-unit North Ridge Lodge in St. Albert, a move that will nearly double the facility’s capacity. The Sturgeon Foundation owns and operates North Ridge Lodge, which opened to residents in 1992.
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A decrease in the region’s crime rate accounted for a general decrease in the number of files handled by Sturgeon Victim Services (SVS) in 2014. This according to a report filed by the association’s executive director at their Annual General Meeting Mar. 19. […]
Students gathered in the Morinville Public School gym Friday afternoon expected to see their fellow students demonstrate their skills during the MPS Talent Show. What they perhaps didn’t expect is for a parent to take the stage and share some great news — the school’s goal of a new playground was going to be a reality. […]
Legal Council held their Mar. 16 meeting at Town Hall under an unfinished peaked roof. The Town is currently having a peak roof put on the building. The project, including stucco and black roof covering, is not to exceed $20,000 and is in the 2015 operating capital budget. […]
Alberta RCMP, Alberta Health Services, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are expressing their concerns about the illicit use of fentanyl in Alberta. Authorities say the substance has contributed to more than 100 deaths in Alberta in 2014, a number significantly on the rise from the six deaths reported in 2011. […]
Sturgeon Foundation Executive Director Dennis Magnusson said an affordable housing project for Morinville is at a standstill despite working on the project for the past few years. Magnusson brought Council up to speed at their Mar. 17 Committee of the Whole meeting. […]
Morinville residents have until 4:30 p.m. Mar. 27 to nominate outstanding volunteers for recognition from the community and a variety of community groups. […]
The Mar, 18 Print Edition will be at our Morinville locations Tuesday and in 1800 rural mailboxes on Wednesday.
Local Morinville News delivered straight up in words and pictures. And if you want to see the pictures move, take a look below for some of our video news stories from this past week. […]
by Colin Smith Morinville residents have an opportunity to learn how things stand with the arena/recreation facility project at an […]
It was a big weekend for sports in Morinville. From floor curling at the render-vous to basketball at home and out of town, Morinville athletes did what they do best. […]
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