Schools and youth

MCHS student Bike-a-Thon tops $10K for local causes

Bike peddles came to a halt at noon Friday after 101 Morinville Community High School students peddled for 24 consecutive hours in aid of a pair of good causes. In their 3rd Annual 24-hour Bike-a-Thon, MCHS students raised more than $10,000 for the Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation and Sturgeon Victim Services.
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Local News

Facility Dog welcomed by Council

Sturgeon Victim Services’s facility dog Hope will now be welcome in Town of Morinville premises following passage of an exemption to the Town’s Responsible Pet Ownership bylaw by Council at its February 11 regular meeting. […]

Editorial & Opinion

Letter: SVS Charity Run A Success

On Saturday 22 September 2018, Sturgeon Victim Services held its 1st annual Court & Crisis Support Dog Charity Run in support of victims of trauma and crime at Echo Glen Park, Gibbons AB. […]

Arts & Culture

Local seniors take part in Elder Abuse Awareness video project

In 2016, Sturgeon Victim Services provided some numbers in a presentation on crime statistics. Within the report were high numbers on theft and fraud, family violence and domestic abuse. During a subsequent Sturgeon Rural Crime Watch meeting, an RCMP member reinforced the number of abuse cases in the area. […]

Local News

SVS releases their Pokemon No! contest

Sturgeon Victim Services is announcing a fun, fact-filled virtual treasure hunt called POKEMON? NO! as a way to increase public awareness of the program in the Sturgeon region. […]