News stories from Sturgeon County
Local News
Pet Food Bank opens in Morinville
by Stephen Dafoe An adopted turtle and a financial rough spot have combined to create a new community service in […]
Sturgeon County
Local News
Police search warrant results in drug bust
Morinville RCMP revealed Sunday afternoon a search warrant conducted Thursday morning resulted in the seizure of 54 marijuana plants and the arrest of two males. […]
Local News
Adopt-a-Pets [VIDEO]
The Morinville News is pleased to partner with the Morinville Veterinary Clinic to bring these adopt-a-pet segments to our readers. Here are this week’s animals up for adoption. […]
Arts & Culture
Country Fair provides variety of activities [VIDEO]
The Morinville Festival Society held their annual Country Fair Saturday at the Ray McDonald Sports Center. The event included a farmers’ market, bench fair and a number of activities, including a couple of sports events.
The event wrapped up Saturday night with the farm-to-table dinner and a street dance. […]
Arts & Culture
Week in Photos
The week of Aug. 17 to 23 was an active one in the region. Here are some pictures of the events that we attended. Above – Dax Toelle puts a little style into his trip down the inflatable slide at the Father’s House Block Party Friday night. The event was held at the skate park and organized by the church’s youth group. […]
Arts & Culture
Music in the Park wraps up a summer of song [VIDEO]
Above: Singer Tim Chesterton performs a Canadian folk song as fellow performers Laura Bachynski (left) and Jessica Heine (right) watch. […]
Local News
Police investigate motorcycle fatality
At approximately. 8:35 p.m. Wednesday night, Morinville RCMP members were dispatched to a single vehicle collision on Highway 2, just south of the Highway 2 and Secondary Highway 642 overpass. […]
Legal
Ambrose talks economy and security with local Rotarians
Canada’s economy and national security were the main topics of a 20-minute presentation to local Rotarians by Federal Minister of Health and Sturgeon River–Parkland Conservative candidate Rona Ambrose Aug. 12.
The Rotary visit was Ambrose’s second to the Morinville club. Her first visit was where she announced she would be running in the newly announced Sturgeon River — Parkland riding. […]
Legal
Legal’s Arinn Young helps forge another medal win
Legal resident, Arinn Young, and the Canadian Parapan Am Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team, captured silver at the Toronto 2015 Games on Friday after dropping the gold-medal final 80-72 to the United States. The silver-medal finish earns Young’s team a berth into the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. […]
Local News
Rona Ambrose speaks to local Rotarians [VIDEO]
Federal Minister of Health and Sturgeon River / Parkland Conservative candidate Rona Ambrose was the guest of the Rotary Club of Morinville Wednesday morning.
Ambrose’s roughly 20 minute presentation focused on two topics – the economy and national security.
Below are tow videos of Wednesday’s presentation.
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Local News
Bon Accord named Canada’s first International Dark Sky Community
Over the past few years, Bon Accord has been embracing stargazing with its move towards preserving dark skies and encouraging tourism to those who want to view the stars. That effort has now paid off.
Bon Accord is the eleventh community in the world to receive International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) status but the first Canadian community on the list. […]
Sturgeon County
County unveils its new #SturgeonProud initiative
Sturgeon County Mayor Tom Flynn sported one of the new I’m Sturgeon Proud hashtag buttons Thursday night.
The button is part of an awareness campaign that was started this year and was kicked off at the open house in mid-June. […]
Local News
Police turn to public for help on business break-in
On Friday, July 3, 2015 the Morinville RCMP responded to a call for service with regards to a Break and Enter overnight to the Spartan Energy Corporation Well Site, located at Highway 642 and Range Road 270, Sturgeon County, AB.
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Local News
Bon Accord hires new CAO
Bon Accord has hired a new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). The Town’s Council has appointed Laurie Hodge to take on the role.
The Town says Hodge comes to Bon Accord with “an exceptional amount of municipal experience ranging from legislative services; economic development; community services; and taxation and utilities.” […]
Local News
Minister tours fields in Morinville
Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Minister Oneil Carlier conducted a field tour with Merle Jacobson, Chief Operating Officer, Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC), with respective staff Tuesday afternoon.
Minister Carlier said the Morinville area farm was the third he had looked at, the other two being in Westlock and Smoky Lake. […]
Legal
Morinville will vote in new federal riding this fall
It became official after Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with Governor General David Johnson on Sunday: Canada’s 42nd election campaign is on.
Canadians will vote in a general election on October 19 following a 78-day campaign, more than double the usual length in recent decades. […]