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By Lucie Roy
Morinville – Youth were among the many members recognized for their volunteer service at the Morinville Legion 2011 Volunteer Appreciation Awards Night Sunday night… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Volunteers will once again be recognized this year for their efforts in doing their part to build a better Morinville. Nominations are currently open for several categories of volunteer recognition, and residents have until Apr. 13 to put forth the names of those they deem worthy of that recognition… […]
By Lucie Roy
Morinville – it’s a busy road ahead for the Sturgeon Rural Crime Watch (SRCW). President Roger Nykipilo presented his annual report at the Annual General Meeting last week, outlining where the group is at and where it is going… […]
Canola seed gone missing
Sometime between Jan. 26 and Mar. 5 unknown individual(s) entered the rural field at the south east corner of the Highway 28 and Secondary Highway 803 intersection. The individual(s) stole approximately 8,000 bushels of canola seed from four granary bins located in that field. The theft was discovered… […]
Plenty going on around the town over the weekend in terms of things to see and do. Here are a few of the things we turned our camera lenses on from Friday to Sunday… […]
The Mar. 19 issue of Monday Morning News hits store counters and shelves Monday morning. This week’s issue is 32 pages of news, views and things to see and do in Morinville all bundled up into one weekly community magazine… […]
By Lucie Roy
Morinville – The Morinville Fish & Game Association (MFGA) 20th Anniversary Brag Night will be held Mar. 24 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. The annual brag night allows local outdoor enthusiasts an opportunity to show off their antlers and enjoy a little wild game. The supper will include dishes made with deer, moose, elk, bison, deep fried turkey and smoked salmon… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Travelling through town putting up posters for their annual Easter egg hunt last Monday afternoon, Morinville and District Ag Society President Barry Bradley does so with a smile on his face. One would have no idea there was something weighing heavy on his mind; his organization, begun nearly four decades ago, is in danger of folding… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Roughly 800 parents, students and members of the community filled the Morinville Community High School gymnasium Thursday night to hear Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk speak on the Morinville school issue and to give him their thoughts on the same… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Concerns over parking at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre (CCC) have prompted the Town of Morinville and Morinville Community High School (MCHS) to re-examine parking at the two facilities… […]
By Morinvillenews.com Staff
Edmonton – The Morinville Jets fell to the Edmonton Royals in a 6-4 decision Wednesday night, bringing the best-of-seven semi-final series to two games apiece… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – An expansion to the Morinville Community Garden moved a little closer to reality Mar. 13 after Council gave unanimous first reading to a bylaw that removes the Municipal Reserve designation from the land the Town is setting aside for the garden… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Council took the first step in concluding Morinville’s Land Use Bylaw (LUB) review process Mar. 13 by giving unanimous first reading to a new bylaw that has been in the works for the past year… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Sturgeon County – County Council passed first and second reading to a series of amendments to its burning bylaw with a 6-1 vote Mar. 13… […]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Sturgeon County – A 2009 decision to not purchase a new crawler has resulted in Sturgeon County having to decide whether or not to spend $30,000 a month to rent one should the existing 23-year-old crawler break down this season. County Council voted 6-1 in favour of authorizing the County’s transportation manager to spend $30,000 a month on rentals in the event the crawler becomes no longer serviceable during road construction this season… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Sturgeon County – County Councillor Joe Milligan brought forward a motion Mar. 13 to look into removing the position of mayor in subsequent councils. Milligan’s motion sought to direct County Administration to “identify the actions, timing and costs associated with Sturgeon County reverting to a governance system involving seven electoral divisions and seven councillors who choose a Reeve… […]
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