Schools and youth

MCHS hands out the recognition

Morinville Community High School held its annual awards night Tuesday evening and doled out its largest array to date. A total of 366 awards valued at $19,355 were given to current and past students. […]

Local News

Minister Anderson visits Morinville

Above: Municipal Affairs Minister Shaye Anderson, Jennifer Saunders-Blades, Senior Laboratory Analyst and Theresa Liddell providing a tour of Champion Petfoods […]

Columns

National Column: Trump handily survives latest Russia revelations

Donald Trump is not on the ropes. Politically and legally he is doing just fine.

The latest revelations from special prosecutor Robert Mueller have produced little new relevant information and nothing that implicates the U.S. president in criminal activities.
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Business

Vaping about to get a little more difficult

A new notification from the Consumer Product Safety Directorate (CPSD), part of Health Canada, has vape stores concerned their business could be severely restricted in what they can sell when Bill S-5, a bill related to e-cigarettes, vaporizers and e-liquids, receives Royal Assent in the next few months. […]

Business

New business offers Money Solutions

A garage may seem the wrong place to get financial advice outside of whether or not to put money into a major repair, but D.C. Transmissions on 100 Avenue is the new home of Money Management & Accounting. […]

Columns

National Column: Rookie Scheer won’t escape friendly fire

Few Parliament Hill insiders were surprised by Jason Kenney’s decisive Alberta leadership victory. The former federal Conservative immigration minister has long been considered in an organizational class of his own. He was the chief-architect of the federal party’s outreach in Canada’s diverse cultural communities. […]

Arts & Culture

Library unveils new community work of art

A community art project begun during Alberta Culture Days has been completed by Morinville artist Naji Matta and hung in the Morinville Community Library.

The project, which is done on two large canvases, began simple enough – adults and children followed the seasoned artist’s instruction by putting paint on the two plywood canvases, an assortment of seemingly unrelated blobs and flows of colour ranging from light to dark.
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