News stories from Sturgeon County
By Morinville News Staff
Food drive at Big Al’s
A local businessman is shifting gears this weekend, literally and figuratively, in the hopes of filling his gravel hauler with non-perishables for the Morinville Food Bank Society. Al Pangborn of Big Al’s Custom Hauling and Landscaping Supplies is holding his 2nd Annual Food Bank Drive July 14… […]
By Morinville News Staff
Morinville – It was a busy week for the Morinville RCMP detachment last week. Collisions and thefts kept members busy on the vehicle side of things; break and enters and commercial thefts kept them travelling throughout Sturgeon County taking incident reports… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Cyclists have been riding through Sturgeon County in an organized fashion for nearly two decades, taking in the sights and scenery of the French corridor that is made up of St. Albert, Morinville, Legal and surrounding area. Originally based out of St. Albert, the Tour de l’Alberta will start and finish in Morinville for the fifth consecutive year July 22… […]
By Morinville News Staff
Morinville – Canadian Blood Services are calling on Morinville and area residents to help fill appointment slots at this summer’s blood clinics. The next Morinville clinic is set for July 24 from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Seniors’ Rendez-Vous Centre… […]
By Morinville News Staff
Sturgeon County – A search warrant executed Friday afternoon resulted in three adults being charged with possession of stolen property. Following up on the joint efforts of Edmonton Police Services together with the Morinville and Drayton Valley RCMP detachments, police executed a search warrant in Sturgeon County… […]
By Morinville News Staff
Sturgeon County – Morinville RCMP responded to a break, enter and theft Thursday afternoon at a rural residence in the area of Highway 779 and Township Road 545. .. […]
Theft from vehicles in Bon Accord
In the early morning of June 16, several vehicles parked on 90 Street near 99 Avenue in Bon Accord had damage to their side mirrors. Morinville RCMP are still looking for possible witness to this event… […]
An upward lift
Champion Petfoods raised their new high tech stack to the roof of the plant Sunday morning. The new piece of technology will be calibrated over the next two weeks and is to be the final component of the company’s odour mitigation plan. – Stephen Dafoe Photo… […]
Photos by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Skyline Diamonds were taken over by approximately 100 teachers, support staff and their guests for the second annual Pitching Mental Health Stereotypes Tournament, a fellowship and fundraising effort by the Sturgeon ATA Local 27… […]
By Morinville News Staff
Sturgeon County – A man is dead after a collision Saturday night. Morinville RCMP responded to a single vehicle collision at a Sturgeon County residence around 9:15 p.m. June 16… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The sun and the Son rose on local Christians Sunday morning as they gathered to celebrate the word of God as they do each and every week in Morinville. But this week’s services had an extra level of celebration for members of Morinville Christian Fellowship. Pastor Greg Fraser told his congregation the church would be getting a name change… […]
By Morinville News Staff
Sturgeon County – Council voted unanimously to grant a request from the Morinville Seed Cleaning Plant to forgive their May 1 loan payment of $16,700 to the County… […]
By Morinville News Staff
Edmonton – Human remains found near in Sturgeon County near Morinville May 16 were confirmed Friday to be those of Deanna Bellerose, last seen in Edmonton Sept. 9, 2002.
The remains were discovered last month by a surveyor working in the area of Township Road 552 and Range Road 245, prompting a two-day search of the area by Morinville RCMP, Edmonton Major Crimes… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Sturgeon County – The basement of the West Country Hearth in Villeneuve is sparse save for the steel pillars that support the ground level and a park bench that sits in the middle of the floor. The former are an integral part of what keeps the building aloft; the latter is a vehicle through which a series of stories on the human condition are driven forward week after week in music and song.
Since January, the cast of The Park Bench have been rehearsing in the basement of the Sturgeon County seniors’ … […]
By Morinville News Staff
Upgrader prepayment of taxes deferred
County Council voted unanimously Tuesday morning to accept Northwest Redwater Partnership’s (NWR) request to change the prepayment of taxes from June 1 to Dec. 31 of this year… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Sturgeon County – County Council unanimously approved first reading of a borrowing bylaw Tuesday morning that would see the municipality borrow up to $528,000 to fund two bridges on Township Road 554 (Cardiff Road), work the County deems necessary in preparation for the broader work of reconstructing the road between Highways 28 … […]
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