Local News

Postponed Rock the Rails on this Friday, Aug. 23

The annual Rock the Rails event sponsored by Linda Getzlaf RE/MAX Real Estate, originally planned for last Friday, Aug. 16, was postponed due to weather. But with a high or 28 projected for Friday, Aug. 23, the event has been rescheduled, offering an evening of planned fun for youth 6 to 17. […]

Local News

Veronica Palmer’s Silver Triumph at Karate Nationals Leads to Junior Pan American Games

Rooke School of Karate’s Veronica Palmer earned a Silver medal at the Karate Canada Nationals in Laval, Quebec and heads to the Pan American Junior Championships in Brazil in August. Palmer competed in Quebec in Cadet Kata Female and Cadet Kumite Female (+61KG), Kata Individual Female, and Kumite Individual Female Cadet. She took her silver medal in Kumite Individual Female Cadet. […]

Local News

Local Educator Honoured with National Teaching Excellence Award in STEM

Christina Dafoe, a dedicated teacher at Four Winds Public School in Morinville, has received the prestigious National Certificate of Excellence for Teaching Excellence in STEM. This award, part of the Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence, recognized her innovative contributions to education, particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). […]

Arts & Culture

Four Winds Public School presenting Mean Girls Junior

Four Winds Public School will take on Mean Girls in their second theatrical outing in as many years. The school will perform the junior theatrical version of the 20-year-old hit comedy for four shows over two days on May 29 and 30 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre.  […]

Local News

Bike Rodeo to ready riders for the road

Morinville Community Safety Services will host a Bike Rodeo, Presented by Wolf Midstream, at the Morinville Leisure Centre on Thursday, May 9, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. […]

Arts & Culture

MCHS holding Coffee House in aid of a good cause

Morinville Community High School (MCHS) will hold its annual Coffee House evening on Wednesday, Apr. 24 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. Tickets for the evening of student and alumni talent are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. […]

Regional News

Sturgeon School Division celebrates Teal Up Day

The Month of the Military Child celebrates the strength, resilience, and adaptability of military children and their families. On Friday, Apr. 12, Guthrie School hosted Sturgeon School Division’s Teal Day, where students wore teal, the colour of all three branches of the military combined together. […]

Regional News

Partnership lets Redwater showcase Grads on 49th Avenue

A 2023 Graduating class initiative sponsored by Mill Creek Sand & Gravel (1980) Ltd., Peaskie Minerals Inc., and the Town of Redwater has allowed the 2023 Graduating Class to be lined up on 49th Avenue in banners. […]

Food & Health

Canada Launches National School Food Program

In what it says is a bid to ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled the Government of Canada’s launch of a National School Food Program Monday. […]