News stories from Sturgeon County
by Calli Stromner
A number of recently announced changes may make Cardiff Corner a safer intersection, but it may not be a continuation of the original interchange project. Alberta Transportation Minister Ric McIver announced Tuesday that installation of new traffic lighting will take place at the intersection of Highway 2 and Cardiff Road beginning next Spring… […]
by Morinville News Staff
Sturgeon County – A 37-year-old Mayerthorpe man is dead following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 29 just north of Highway 37 Monday night. … […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A local group is looking for a helping hand to offer victims of crime or crisis a helping hand through times of trouble. Sturgeon Victim Services, a volunteer-run organization that operates year round and 24 hours a day in connection with the RCMP, are often called upon to immediately work with victims when an incident occurs or within a day or two, depending on the assessed need.
In addition to offering 24-hour crisis response support, SVS Program Coordinator Donna McPherson said the organization deals with post trauma support, bereavement support, court accompaniment, and providing basic information on general RCMP procedures and referrals to other agencies, including the food bank and other social agencies. It is not uncommon for advocates to stay in contact with victim for as long as two years, particularly when assisting victims through the court process. … […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Gibbons — The Sunflower Community Resource Program, located in Gibbons, is a one-stop provider of community resource information to those who need it. The program is a partnership between Sturgeon County, Bon Accord, Gibbons, Legal, Morinville, Redwater and the Sturgeon School Division, and is funded by Alberta Child and Family Services’ Early Intervention Initiatives (EII).
The resource centre held a joint open house with Sturgeon Family Literacy and Sturgeon Adult Learning Thursday, offering clients, residents, service providers and partners a look at the services each offers to the region. The open house was also an opportunity to unveil some new branding for the centre, all displayed in a new sign made possible through a grant from the Gibbons Branch of Servus Credit Union… […]
The following are the unofficial results of the Sturgeon County Municipal Election. […]
August winner Tracy Reaume and her family selected the September winner of our photo feature. Henry Kieftenbeld’s photos of flowers… […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Sitting in a comfortable chair in a local coffee shop, a 25-year-old mother of three tells the horrifying story of being tied to a wooden chair, taunted, abused and threatened with being lit on fire by a man she loved, a man who M, not her real name, said was anything but the man she’d originally met… […]
The Morinville News has teamed up with the Morinville Veterinary Clinic to help get some of our community’s stray animals adopted out to good homes. We have produced a little video segment to let you see the animals currently in needs of homes, and we encourage our readers to share this segment with your friends… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Town of Morinville rolled out the red ribbon Thursday night to officially launch the Morinville Fire Department’s new $850,000 rescue unit.
The Pierce Quantum Heavy Rescue Truck arrived at the Morinville Fire Department Aug. 22 and was ceremonial put into service by the department’s firefighters, who have been training on the truck for the past two weeks ahead of Thursday night’s public launch… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A Morinville watershed received an assist from Sturgeon County weed inspectors Aug. 27. Castell van Paridon, a weed inspector with Sturgeon County, was at Sunshine Lake with two other workers Tuesday afternoon to do some damage control on some purple loosestrife growing along the shoreline… […]
Sam Ringette Photos
St. Albert’s annual Rock’n August car event drew plenty of Morinville vintage car owners… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Sturgeon County – An alternative to traditional sports is being offered in Sturgeon County this fall. The Sturgeon County Junior Roller Derby Association has recently been formed and was at Bon Accord’s Harvest Days on the weekend, giving parents and youth an opportunity to see what the sport is all about… […]
Photos by Stephen Dafoe
Bon Accord – Festivalgoers to this year’s Harvest Days festival had an opportunity to be entertained in an historic was Saturday morning. The Knights of the Northern Realm put on a battle re-enactment for attendees. The Edmonton-based co-ed club studies authentic combat techniques, period armour, historical garments, and medieval history, combining the knowledge into authentic… […]
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Morinville – RCMP members deployed from various detachments were kept very busy at the Boonstock Music festival over the Canada Day weekend. A significantly increased RCMP presence at Boonstock this year allowed officers to pro-actively enforce contraventions of the provincial Gaming and Liquor Act, federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Criminal Code… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Local Rotarians gathered June 26 for an evening of fellowship and celebration at the Morinville community Cultural Centre. Trading their traditional Wednesday morning breakfast meeting for a special year-end supper meeting, the club reflected on the past year, awarded recognition to their most dedicated volunteers, and passed the gavel from one president to another… […]
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Morinville – Bestselling author and Dragons’ Den personality David Chilton is the keynote speaker at the 3rd Annual Regional Business Symposium set to take place at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre June 20.
Chilton, the newest member of CBC TV’s popular entrepreneurial show Dragons’ Den, is also the author of the Wealthy Barber (1989) and the Wealthy Barber Returns (2012). Chilton’s keynote address is but one part of a full day of networking, sessions, and panels, the product of four municipalities (Morinville, Bon Accord, Gibbons and Sturgeon County) coming together to provide approximately 400 event attendees the tools they need to thrive, regardless of the size of their business… […]
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