News stories from Sturgeon County
RCMP are cautioning online shoppers not to get stung in an online deal. Police say the number of people shopping online has grown steadily over the years along with the methods of buying and selling online. […]
The Government of Alberta launched its new $500 million Petrochemicals Diversification Program Monday morning, part of what the government says is its continued efforts to create jobs, attract investment and diversify Alberta’s economy. […]
The Rendez-Vous Centre held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) Jan. 27 with more than 40 people in attendance.
Nominations were required to fill five vacancies, and four volunteers stepped forward, three currently serving on the board, and one new member, Jeannette McMillan. The Board of Directors’ first regular meeting will be an Orientation and Planning Meeting Feb. 1. […]
The Morinville Lions Club is going to sell Vesey’s Bulbs from now until May 1. The fundraiser is part of their contribution to support the 3061 (1 CER) Morinville Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corp’s program to send some cadets to France to attend the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge commemorative ceremonies in April of 2017. […]
Local RCMP will have their eyes open for those drivers whose eyes are anywhere but on the road. Each month law enforcement throughout the province focus on a different aspect of traffic safety, and February’s focus is on distracted drivers. […]
Sturgeon County and St. Albert Council members have agreed to take the next steps in their on-going collaboration by embarking on a joint boundary growth study.
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Results are in from the 2015 Resident Satisfaction Survey Sturgeon County put out between Nov. 17 and Dec. 11, 2015, and 88 per cent rate the quality of life as good to excellent. […]
Morinville RCMP and emergency services responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Township Road 570, approximately 1 kilometer West of Range Road 231 in Sturgeon County Wednesday morning at approximately 10 a.m. […]
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) and Crop Production Services (CPS) are offering a forage program that may be the solution for farmers affected by last year’s drought conditions.
The program is available to agricultural producers in the three Prairie provinces, and DUC/CPS say the program offsets the cost of Proven Seed forage varieties when producers convert cultivated land to hay or pasture land. […]
Employers can now apply for the Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP); a program the government says will help approximately 3,000 students improve their job prospects by gaining valuable on-the-job experience and skills. […]
Above: Denise Kantor, Veteran Family Coordinator Military Family Resource Centre speaking on behalf of the Veteran Family Pilot Project Program. […]
On Jan. 13 at approximately 7:30 a.m., Morinville RCMP received a call of a suspicious and intoxicated male walking in and around the Cardiff area. The male wasn’t from the area but had spoken with a passing motorist and told them he was trying to get to a friend’s house. […]
Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools Board meeting last evening generated a great deal of emotion as Trustee Caron submitted his resignation after serving more than twenty-three years. He shared with his fellow trustees that “my decision to step down was not an easy one; serving the St. Albert community for more than two decades as a passionate… […]
Police are looking for the owners of a large quantity of stolen items nabbed over the past year. […]
It was three-and-a-half years ago that Greg Fraser’s congregation gathered in a Sturgeon County field on Father’s Day to hear the news The Father’s House was the church’s new name and the spot they had gathered to worship that morning was where that new church would rise. […]
A recent letter to this newspaper outlined the issue with Sturgeon County funding to the Town of Morinville Community Library. While Keith’s arguments are valid, they focus on only one part of the funding issues. To support Keith and the Library, here are several other arguments that should be cause for Town Council and Morinville residents to reconsider the funding it gives to our Library.
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