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Alberta Government Proposes $50 Million Investment in Wastewater Treatment Expansion

Mar 18, 2024 Comments Off

The Alberta government has proposed an investment of $50 million over three years in the expansion of wastewater treatment facilities in the Edmonton area. This initiative aims to enhance water resource management, support industrial development, and accommodate population growth in the region, including Morinville, Bon Accord, gibbons and Sturgeon County. […]

Morinville Sees 25% Drop in Crime and Traffic Offences in 2023, RCMP Report Says

Mar 18, 2024 Comments Off

Morinville saw significant reductions in crime and traffic offences in 2023 compared to the previous year. Morinville RCMP Municipal Detachment statistics show total criminal code offences down 25%. […]

Jets fall in fifth and final game of semi-final series

Mar 15, 2024 Comments Off

The St. Albert Merchants will advance to the Capital Junior Hockey League Championship against the Beaumont Chiefs after defeating the Morinville Jets 2-1 in regulation play in the fifth and final CJHL West Division Semi-Finals game on Thursday, Mar. 14. […]

Our Morinville: The Week in Photos

Mar 14, 2024 Comments Off

Here are some shots from around town this week. Library staff member Margaret Meetsma holds some of the seeds in the […]

New SHC award honours the memory of community champion Murray Knight

Mar 13, 2024 Comments Off

Morinville resident and lifelong community volunteer Murray Knight was no stranger to rolling up his sleeves in the community, whether at the museum, organizing the placement of Canadian flags on lawns, or helping at area hockey rinks. […]

Coming up at Council Tuesday, Mar. 12

Mar 11, 2024 Comments Off

Morinville Town Council will meet at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 12for their first regular meeting of the month. […]

Jets Vs Merchants playoff series pushed to a fifth game

Mar 11, 2024 Comments Off

A 4-2 victory over the St. Albert Merchants on Sunday night extends the CJHL semi-finals series to a fifth and deciding game on Thursday night in St. Albert. […]

Morinville RCMP rammed while attempting to stop dangerous driver

Mar 9, 2024 Comments Off

Morinville RCMP say they received a report of an impaired driver acting erratically, swerving at vehicles, passing on the shoulder, and hitting a snowbank on March 6, 2024, at 3:28 a.m. […]

Our Morinville: The Week in Photos

Mar 7, 2024 Comments Off

Here are some photos captured by our and your lenses over the past week. […]

Jets fall to Merchants to see best-of-five series tied 1-1

Mar 6, 2024 Comments Off

The Morinville Jets fell 5-2 at home Tuesday night in a game that saw 114 minutes of penalties, 84 of which were against the Morinville Jets. The best-of-five playoff series now stands at 1-1. […]

Property assessment notices in the mail, Town of Morinville says

Mar 4, 2024 Comments Off

Following the approval of the 2024 budget last December, property owners can expect to receive their property assessment notices early this week ahead of Council considering the 2024 Tax Bylaw in March and April. […]

Legal raises the Franco Albertan flag

Mar 4, 2024 Comments Off

Lucie Roy photos Legal was one of several communities to raise the Franco-Albertan flag on Friday, 1 March. The French-Canadian […]

Morinville Jets Take Game One Against St. Albert

Mar 4, 2024 Comments Off

On Sunday night, the Morinville Jets took to the road to the Jerome Iginla arena for game one of a best-of-five semi-final series against the St. Albert Merchants. The Jets took the opening matchup 4-2. […]

Our Morinville: The Week in Photos

Feb 29, 2024 Comments Off

Here are some of the shots we took over the past week as well as some sent in by readers. […]

Morinville Jets semi-finals series starts Sunday

Feb 29, 2024 Comments Off

After defeating the Beverly Warriors in three straight, the Morinville Jets advance to the West Division semi-final series this weekend. The best-of-five series will see the Jets take on longtime CJHL West Division rivals, the St. Albert Merchants. […]

Morinville Proposes Community-Led Oversight on Council Compensation

Feb 29, 2024 Comments Off

A plan to give the community more say on how Morinville’s mayor and town councillors are paid is moving ahead. Creation of a committee to review remuneration received by the members of council was approved at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 27. […]